Rig Veda 8.6.18: Mandala 8, Sukta 6, Mantra 18
Sukta 8.6
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
य इन्द्र यतयस्त्वा भृगवो ये च तुष्टुवुः । ममेदुग्र श्रुधी हवम् ॥
Transliteration
yá índra yátayas tvā bhṛ́gavo yé ca tuṣṭuvúḥ | mámed ùgra śrudhī́ hávam ||
Translation
O Indro, ci, którzy się starają, Bhṛguowie i ci, którzy cię wychwalali, usłysz moje wezwanie zaprawdę, o groźny; niech ich starożytne dążenie stanie się we mnie aktywne teraz.
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(Sambodhana; addressed)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
यतयःascetics/strivers
यतयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयति (prātipadika; from √यत् ‘to strive/discipline’)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
भृगवःthe Bhṛgus
भृगवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (clan name)
Rootभृगु (prātipadika)
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
चand
च:
(connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (avyaya)
तुष्टुवुःhave praised
तुष्टुवुः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√स्तु (स्तवति) with intensive/reduplicated perfect stem तु-ष्टु-
मम्me
मम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
इद्indeed/just
इद्:
(emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (avyaya/enclitic particle)
उग्रO mighty one
उग्र:
(Sambodhana; addressed)
TypeAdjective (used vocatively)
Rootउग्र (prātipadika)
श्रुधिhear!
श्रुधि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु (शृणोति)
हवम्invocation/call
हवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहव (prātipadika; from √ह्वा/√हू ‘to call/invoke’)
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