Rig Veda 8.4.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 4, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.4
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage; Kaṇvāḥ)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यदिन्द्र प्रागपागुदङ्न्यग्वा हूयसे नृभिः । सिमा पुरू नृषूतो अस्यानवेऽसि प्रशर्ध तुर्वशे ॥
Transliteration
yád indra prā́g apā́g údaṅ nyàg vā hūyáse nṛ́bhiḥ | símā purū́ nṛ-sū́to asyā́nave ’si praśardha turváśe ||
Translation
ହେ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର, ଯଦି ମନୁଷ୍ୟମାନେ ତୁମକୁ ପୂର୍ବରୁ କିମ୍ବା ପଶ୍ଚିମରୁ, ଉପରୁ କିମ୍ବା ତଳରୁ ଡାକନ୍ତି, ତଥାପି ତୁମେ ହିଁ—ନୃ-ସୂତ (ମାନବୀୟ ଶକ୍ତିରୁ ଜନ୍ମିତ), ବହୁ-ଏକ। ସାଧକ ପାଇଁ ବିଜୟୀ ଚାପରୂପେ ଆଗେଇ ଆସ; ତୁର୍ବଶ ପାଇଁ ଜୟଦାୟକ ଶକ୍ତି ହୋଇ ପ୍ରଚଣ୍ଡ ଭାବେ ପ୍ରକଟ ହେ।
Word by Word
यदिif
यदि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र
प्राक्forward, eastward
प्राक्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्राक्
अपाक्backward, westward
अपाक्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपाक्
उदक्upward, northward
उदक्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउदक्
न्यक्downward
न्यक्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन्यक्
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
हूयसेyou are invoked / called
हूयसे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (ह्वयति)
नृभिःby men
नृभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनृ
सिमाindeed, just
सिमा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसिम
पुरूmuch, many
पुरू:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु
नृषूतःimpelled/stirred by men
नृषूतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (past participial)
Rootनृ + √सू (सवति) → नृषूत
असिyou are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
अस्यof this
अस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (pronoun)
अनवेin support / following
अनवे:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb used adverbially)
Rootअनु
प्रशर्धattack, press on, be aggressive
प्रशर्ध:
—
TypeVerb
Root√शर्ध् (शर्धति)
तुर्वशेfor (the) Turvaśa
तुर्वशे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (tribal name)
Rootतुर्वश
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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