Rig Veda 7.19.8 — Mandala 7, Sukta 19, Mantra 8
Sukta 7.19
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha-gotra tradition for Maṇḍala 7; hymn context Indra-stuti)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; RV 7 Indra hymns predominantly Triṣṭubh—verify against pada count in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रियास इत्ते मघवन्नभिष्टौ नरो मदेम शरणे सखायः । नि तुर्वशं नि याद्वं शिशीह्यतिथिग्वाय शंस्यं करिष्यन् ॥
Transliteration
priyā́sa ít te maghavann abhíṣṭau náro madema śaráṇe sákhāyaḥ | ní turváśaṃ ní yā́dvaṃ śiśīhy atithigvā́ya śáṃsyaṃ kariṣyán ||
Translation
हे मघवन् (इंद्रा), तुझ्या प्रिय व अभिष्ट सान्निध्यात आम्ही नर (बलवान जन) शरणात सखा होऊन आनंद मानू. अतिथिग्वासाठी—प्रशंसनीय कर्म साध्य करावयास उद्यत—तू तुर्वशाला दाब, याद्वाला दाब; (त्याच्यासाठी) संकल्प तीक्ष्ण कर.
Word by Word
प्रियासःdear, beloved (ones)
प्रियासः:
Kartā (वाक्य-कर्तृ/विशेष्यः ‘नराः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) < PIE *prih₁- (dear) (semantic)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
तेof you
ते:
सम्बन्ध (possessor)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मघवन्O bountiful one (Indra)
मघवन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-विशेषण)
अभिष्टौin (your) help, in assistance
अभिष्टौ:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थितिः/अवसरः: ‘in the help/aid’)
TypeNoun
Rootअभिष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
नरःmen, heroes
नरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
मदेमmay we rejoice / be exhilarated
मदेम:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (धातु)
शरणेin (your) shelter, protection
शरणे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशरण (प्रातिपदिक)
सखायःfriends, companions
सखायः:
Kartā (apposition to ‘नरः’)
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown, forth; (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
तुर्वशम्Turvaśa (a man/tribe)
तुर्वशम्:
Karma
TypeProper Noun
Rootतुर्वश (प्रातिपदिक; जन/राजन्-नाम)
निdown, forth; (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
याद्वम्Yādva (a man/tribe)
याद्वम्:
Karma
TypeProper Noun
Rootयाद्व (प्रातिपदिक; जन/राजन्-नाम)
शिशीहिimpel, set in motion; drive (them)
शिशीहि:
— (क्रिया; आज्ञा)
TypeVerb
Rootशिशी (धातु; intens./desid. sense ‘to sharpen/urge on, set in motion’)
अतिथिग्वायfor Atithigva
अतिथिग्वाय:
Sampradāna
TypeProper Noun
Rootअतिथिग्व (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि-नाम)
शंस्यम्a praiseworthy (deed/act)
शंस्यम्:
Karma (as object/complement of ‘करिष्यन्’)
TypeAdjective (verbal)
Rootशंस्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √शंस् ‘to praise’ → शंस्य ‘praiseworthy/fit to be praised’)
करिष्यन्about to do / intending to make
करिष्यन्:
Kartā (participial predicate: ‘(you) being about to do’)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootकृ (धातु) + भविष्यत्-कृदन्त (करिष्यत्)
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