Rig Veda 8.6.31: Mandala 8, Sukta 6, Mantra 31
Sukta 8.6
Rishi: Kaṇva (explicitly: Kaṇvāsaḥ)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; verify metrically)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कण्वास इन्द्र ते मतिं विश्वे वर्धन्ति पौंस्यम् । उतो शविष्ठ वृष्ण्यम् ॥
Transliteration
kaṇvā́sa indra te matíṃ víśve vardhanti paúṃsyam | utó śaviṣṭha vṛ́ṣṇyam ||
Translation
हे इंद्रा, कण्व—सर्व—तुझी मति, तुझे पौंस्य (पुरुषार्थ/वीर्य) वाढवितात; आणि हे अतिशय शविष्ठ, तुझे वृष्ण्य (वीर-बल)ही.
Word by Word
कण्वासःthe Kaṇvas (seers)
कण्वासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकण्व (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्प्रदान (सम्बोधन/आह्वान)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
तेyour
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मतिम्thought; hymn/poetic inspiration
मतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमति (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वेall (of them)
विश्वे:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootविश्व (सर्व/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
वर्धन्तिthey increase; they strengthen
वर्धन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु)
पौंस्यम्manly power; prowess
पौंस्यम्:
कर्म (वर्धन्ति—what is increased)
TypeNoun
Rootपौंस्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘manly power/virility’)
उतोand also; moreover
उतो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (अव्यय) + उ (निपात) → उतो
शविष्ठO most mighty
शविष्ठ:
सम्प्रदान (सम्बोधन/आह्वान)
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootशविष्ठ (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; superlative of शवीयस्/शवस् ‘strong’)
वृष्ण्यम्bull-like might; heroic vigor
वृष्ण्यम्:
कर्म (elliptic: ‘[they increase]’)
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bull-like strength/heroic vigor’)
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