Rig Veda 8.88.5: Mandala 8, Sukta 88, Mantra 5
Sukta 8.88
Rishi: Gautama (family context of 8.88)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र हि रिरिक्ष ओजसा दिवो अन्तेभ्यस्परि । न त्वा विव्याच रज इन्द्र पार्थिवमनु स्वधां ववक्षिथ ॥
Transliteration
prá hí ririkṣá ójasā divó ántebhyaḥ párí | ná tvā vivyāca rája indra pārthivám ánu svadhā́ṃ vavakṣitha ||
Translation
നിന്റെ ഓജസ്സാൽ നീ ദ്യൗവിന്റെ അറ്റത്തുള്ള അതിദൂരപരിധികളെയും കടന്ന് പുറപ്പെട്ടു. ഹേ ഇന്ദ്ര, ഭൂമിയിലെ ഒരു രാജസും നിന്നെ ഉൾക്കൊള്ളുകയില്ല; നീ സ്വധ അനുസരിച്ച്—സ്വാന്തരശക്തിയാൽ—സ്വധർമ്മം ധരിച്ചു നിലനിർത്തുന്നു.
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (nipāta)
रिरिक्षyou have protected / you protect
रिरिक्ष:
Kartā (implicit ‘त्वम्’)
TypeVerb
Root√रक्ष् (रक्षँ रक्षणे) → desiderative stem रिरिक्ष-
ओजसाby (your) might
ओजसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootओजस्
दिवःfrom heaven
दिवः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (दिव् ‘sky, heaven’)
अन्तेभ्यःfrom the ends/borders
अन्तेभ्यः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootअन्त
अस्परिall around, from every side
अस्परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअस् + परि (Vedic adverbial compound)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (nipāta)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
विव्याचhas encompassed/spread over
विव्याच:
Kartā (subject = रजः)
TypeVerb
Root√व्यच् (व्यचँ विस्तारे/विव्यचे) with vi-
रजःspace, expanse, region
रजः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरजस्
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र
पार्थिवम्earthly, terrestrial
पार्थिवम्:
Karma (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootपार्थिव (पृथिवी-सम्बन्धिन्)
अनुalong, according to
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (upasarga/avyaya)
स्वधाम्own ordinance/power; inherent might
स्वधाम्:
Karma (object with अनु)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वधा
ववक्षिथyou have borne/carried; you have strengthened
ववक्षिथ:
Kartā (implicit ‘त्वम्’)
TypeVerb
Root√वह्/√वक्ष् (Vedic √वक्ष् ‘to carry, convey, strengthen’) → reduplicated perfect stem ववक्ष-
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