Rig Veda 8.40.7: Mandala 8, Sukta 40, Mantra 7

Sukta 8.40

Rishi: Nabhāka (traditional)

Devata: Indrāgnī

Chandas: Jagatī (probable; needs metrical verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

यदिन्द्राग्नी जना इमे विह्वयन्ते तना गिरा । अस्माकेभिर्नृभिर्वयं सासह्याम पृतन्यतो वनुयाम वनुष्यतो नभन्तामन्यके समे ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 8.40.7

Transliteration

yád indrā́gnī jánā imé vi-hváyante tánā girā́ | asmā́kebhir nṛ́bhir vayáṃ sāsahyā́ma pṛtanyató vanuyā́ma vanuṣyató nábhantām anyaké samé ||

Translation

Gdy te ludy wzywają Indrę i Agniego własnym głosem, wtedy z naszymi ludźmi możemy przetrwać i zatriumfować; możemy zwyciężyć przeciwko tym, którzy walczą, i przeciwko tym, którzy dążą do zwycięstwa; niech inni zostaną rozproszeni na tym samym polu.

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• यदि: if
• यदि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• इन्द्राग्नी: Indra and Agni
• इन्द्राग्नी: Kartā
• Type: Noun (dual deity-compound)
• Root: इन्द्र + अग्नि

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन

• इमे: these
• इमे: Kartā (जनाः का विशेषणम्)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्

• विह्वयन्ते: they call upon, invoke
• विह्वयन्ते: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ह्वे (आह्वाने) + वि

• तना: with their own person / themselves
• तना: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun (instrumental adverbial use)
• Root: तनू

• गिरा: with (a) hymn/voice
• गिरा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर्

• अस्माकेभिः: with us / by our
• अस्माकेभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• नृभिः: with men, with heroes
• नृभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• सासह्याम: may we overpower, may we prevail
• सासह्याम: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सह् (सहने/जयने) + स (intensive/strengthening) → सासह्

• पृतन्यतः: from/against the fighting (foe)
• पृतन्यतः: Apādāna (विरोध/अपगम-भाव)
• Type: Participle (present)
• Root: √पृतन्/पृतना (युद्धे) → पृतन्यत्

• वनुयाम: may we win
• वनुयाम: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वन् (लाभे/जये)

• वनुष्यतः: from/against the striving (foe)
• वनुष्यतः: Apādāna (विरोध/अपगम-भाव)
• Type: Participle (present)
• Root: √वन् (इच्छा/सेवा/लाभ) → वनुष्यत्

• नभन्ताम्: let them perish / be destroyed
• नभन्ताम्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नभ् (हिंसागत्योः/क्षये) [वेद. ‘to be destroyed/come to naught’]

• अन्यके: the others
• अन्यके: Kartā (नभन्ताम् का कर्ता)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य

• समे: in the battle/encounter
• समे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun/Adjective (locative)
• Root: सम