Rig Veda 8.101.11: Mandala 8, Sukta 101, Mantra 11
Sukta 8.101
Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (probable for RV 8.101; exact seer not provided in input)
Devata: Sūrya/Āditya
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verification needed)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
बण्महाँ असि सूर्य बळादित्य महाँ असि । महस्ते सतो महिमा पनस्यतेऽद्धा देव महाँ असि ॥
Transliteration
baṇ-mahā́ṃ asi sū́rya baḷ āditya mahā́ṃ asi | mahás te sató mahimā́ panasyate 'ddhā́ deva mahā́ṃ asi ||
Translation
Zaprawdę wielki jesteś, o Surjo; zaprawdę, o Aditjo, wielki jesteś. Wielkie jest twoje prawdziwe istnienie; twoja wielkość jest do czczenia, zaprawdę, o bogu, wielki jesteś.
Word by Word
बण्महान्O very-great/most-great (epithet)
बण्महान्:
सम्बोधन/विशेष्य-विशेषण (सूर्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootबण्महन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘महान्’ विशेषण-आधार) अथवा बण् + महान् (समास/उपपद)
असिthou art
असि:
अस्ति-क्रिया (सम्बोधन-वाक्ये)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
सूर्यO Sūrya
सूर्य:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper/deity)
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
बळfrom/through strength
बळ:
अपादान/हेतु (बलात् = ‘by/through strength’)
TypeNoun
Rootबल (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक-रूप: बळ)
आदित्यO Āditya
आदित्य:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (deity-class/title)
Rootआदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
महान्great
महान्:
विशेषण (त्वम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
असिthou art
असि:
अस्ति-क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
महत्great (thing), greatness
महत्:
कर्तृ/विषय (महत् ते… पनस्यते = ‘thy greatness is admired’)
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootमहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; नपुंसक-रूप)
तेthy/of thee
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of thee/thy’)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सतःof the true/real (one)
सतः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive qualifier: ‘of the true/real one’)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootसत् (प्रातिपदिक; √अस्-प्रत्ययान्त)
महिमाmajesty, greatness
महिमा:
कर्तृ/विषय (यः पनस्यते)
TypeNoun
Rootमहिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
पनस्यतेis admired/praised
पनस्यते:
क्रिया (विषयः = महिमा)
TypeVerb
Root√पनस्/√पन (स्तुतौ/प्रशंसायाम्; वैदिक)
अद्धाtruly, indeed
अद्धा:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्धा (अव्यय)
देवO god
देव:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
महान्great
महान्:
विशेषण (त्वम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहन्त्
असिthou art
असि:
अस्ति-क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
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