Rig Veda 8.66.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 66, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.66
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तरोभिर्वो विदद्वसुमिन्द्रं सबाध ऊतये । बृहद्गायन्तः सुतसोमे अध्वरे हुवे भरं न कारिणम् ॥
Transliteration
taróbhir vo vidádvasum índraṃ sabā́dha ūtáye | bṛhád gā́yantaḥ sutásome adhvaré huvé bháraṃ na kā́riṇam ||
Translation
വിജയകരമായ പ്രേരണകളാൽ നിങ്ങൾ ധനദാതാവായ ഇന്ദ്രനെ നമ്മുടെ ഊതി (സഹായം)ക്കായി കണ്ടെത്തുവിൻ; ‘ബൃഹത്’നെ പാടി, സുതസോമ അധ്വരത്തിൽ ഞാൻ അവനെ ഹുവേ ചെയ്യുന്നു—ഹവി കൊണ്ടുവരുന്നവനെപ്പോലെ—ശക്തി വന്ന് പ്രവർത്തിക്കേണ്ടതിന്.
Word by Word
तरोभिःwith swift/strong (means); with ‘taras’ (vigour)
तरोभिः:
करण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootतरु- (प्रातिपदिक ‘तरु’ = वृक्ष/काष्ठ; यहाँ ‘तर’ = तीव्र/शीघ्र/उत्तम, बहुवचन-करण)
वःfor you / of you (you all)
वः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम)
विदत्may (he) find/obtain
विदत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विदँ ज्ञाने/लाभे)
वसुम्wealth, good (treasure)
वसुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवसु- (धन/सम्पत्ति)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (Deity)
Rootइन्द्र-
सबाधःwarding off oppression; overcoming hindrance
सबाधः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस- + बाध- (बाध् ‘पीडने’ से; ‘बाध’ = बाधा/दुःख)
ऊतयेfor help, for aid
ऊतये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootऊति- (√अव्/√उ ‘रक्षण/सहाय’ से; ‘help, aid’)
बृहद्गायन्तःsinging loudly/greatly
बृहद्गायन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootबृहद्- (विशेषण ‘महान्’) + √गै/√गा (गायने)
सुतसोमेat the pressed Soma (rite); where Soma is pressed
सुतसोमे:
अधिकरण
TypeCompound Noun
Rootसुत- (√सु ‘अभिषवे’ = pressed) + सोम-
अध्वरेin the sacrifice
अध्वरे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर- (यज्ञ)
हुवेI invoke
हुवे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वे (आह्वाने)
भरम्support, bearing; (here) a bearer/bringing
भरम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootभर- (√भृ ‘धारण/भरण’)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-अव्यय)
कारिणम्a doer, maker; performer
कारिणम्:
कर्म (उपमान-रूपेण)
TypeNoun/Agent
Rootकारिन्- (√कृ ‘करणे’ से; ‘doer, maker’)
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