Rig Veda 8.2.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 2, Mantra 6

Sukta 8.2

Rishi: Medhyātithi Kāṇva (traditional for RV 8.2)

Devata: Indra (implicitly as the sought one/power in the Soma session)

Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable for RV 8.2 opening; requires metrical verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

गोभिर्यदीमन्ये अस्मन्मृगं न व्रा मृगयन्ते । अभित्सरन्ति धेनुभिः ॥

Transliteration

góbhir yád īm anyé asmán mṛgáṃ na vrā́ mṛgáyante | abhítsaranti dhenúbhiḥ ||

Translation

Apabila yang lain memburunya daripada kami, seperti pemburu mengejar binatang liar, mereka mendesaknya dengan kawanan-kawanan daya mereka; namun ‘lembu-lembu’ bercahaya itu bukan sekadar ternakan—mereka ialah para penuntut cahaya yang bersaing, hendak merampas kuasa itu.

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Word by Word

• गोभिः: with cows / by means of cows
• गोभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (prātipadika)

• यदि: if / when
• यदि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (avyaya)

• ईम्: him / it (enclitic)
• ईम्: कर्म
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ईम् (avyaya)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective (substantivized)
• Root: अन्य (prātipadika)

• अस्मत्: of us / our
• अस्मत्: सम्बन्ध (genitival)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• मृगम्: a wild animal / game
• मृगम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग (prātipadika)

• न: like / as
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (avyaya)

• व्राः: packs/bands (of hunters/wolves)
• व्राः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्र (prātipadika; Vedic)

• मृगयन्ते: they hunt / pursue
• मृगयन्ते: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृगय् (धातु; denominative from मृग ‘to hunt’)

• अभित्सरन्ति: they rush/press upon
• अभित्सरन्ति: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-त्सर् (धातु; with preverb अभि)

• धेनुभिः: with milch-cows
• धेनुभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: धेनु (prātipadika)