Rig Veda 8.13.24: Mandala 8, Sukta 13, Mantra 24
Sukta 8.13
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तमीमहे पुरुष्टुतं यह्वं प्रत्नाभिरूतिभिः । नि बर्हिषि प्रिये सददध द्विता ॥
Transliteration
tám īmahe puruṣṭutáṃ yahváṃ pratnā́bhir ū́tibhiḥ | ní barhíṣi priyé sadad ádha dvitā́ ||
Translation
ତାହାଙ୍କୁ ଆମେ ଯାଚୁ—ପୁରୁଷ୍ଟୁତ (ବହୁପ୍ରଶଂସିତ), ଯହ୍ୱ (ବେଗବାନ)—ପ୍ରାଚୀନ ଊତି (ସହାୟତା) ଦ୍ୱାରା; ପ୍ରିୟ ବର୍ହିଷି (ପବିତ୍ର ଆସନ) ଉପରେ ସେ ବସୁନ୍ତୁ, ଏବଂ ପୁନଃ ଭିତରେ ସ୍ଥିର ହେଉନ୍ତୁ।
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईमहेwe implore / we seek
ईमहे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootयाच्/ई (याचने/प्रार्थने) — √ई/√याच् (वेद.)
पुरुष्टुतम्much-praised
पुरुष्टुतम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु-स्तुत (प्रातिपदिक) < पुरु + स्तुत (√स्तु ‘to praise’)
यह्वम्mighty / impetuous
यह्वम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootयह्व (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रत्नाभिःwith ancient (customary)
प्रत्नाभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootप्रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊतिभिःhelps / protections
ऊतिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक) < √अव्/√ऊ ‘to help, protect’ (वेद.)
निdown; in
नि:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
बर्हिषिon the sacred grass (barhis)
बर्हिषि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रियेdear, beloved
प्रिये:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
सदत्let him sit / may he sit
सदत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (आसने)
अधthen; thereupon
अध:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (निपात)
द्विताagain; a second time
द्विता:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootद्विता (अव्यय) < द्वि
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