Rig Veda 8.101.12: Mandala 8, Sukta 101, Mantra 12
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)
बट् सूर्य श्रवसा महाँ असि सत्रा देव महाँ असि । मह्ना देवानामसुर्यः पुरोहितो विभु ज्योतिरदाभ्यम् ॥
Transliteration
baṭ sū́rya śrávasā mahā́ṃ asi satrā́ deva mahā́ṃ asi | mahnā́ devā́nām asuryàḥ puróhito vibhú jyótir adā́bhyam ||
Translation
Sim, ó Sūrya, pela tua glória és grande; continuamente, ó deus, és grande. Pela tua grandeza és o poder asurya posto à frente dos deuses: luz ampla, invencível, que ninguém pode toldar.
Word by Word
बट्indeed, surely
बट्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबट् (निपात) / bata
सूर्यO Sūrya (Sun)
सूर्य:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (address) / Proper noun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) / sūrya
श्रवसाby fame, by glory
श्रवसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक) / śrávas
महान्great
महान्:
कर्तृ (विधेय-विशेषणम्) / predicate adjective
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक) / mahat
असिyou are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु) / as
सत्राalways, continually
सत्रा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसत्रा (अव्यय) / satrā
देवO god
देव:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (address)
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) / deva
महान्great
महान्:
कर्तृ (विधेय-विशेषणम्) / predicate adjective
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक) / mahat
असिyou are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु) / as
मह्नाby (your) greatness, by might
मह्ना:
करण
TypeNoun (instrumental of magnitude/power)
Rootमघन्/मह्न् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘महन्’ का वैदिक तृतीया-एकवचन रूप) / mahnā
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) / deva
असुर्यःlordly, possessing asura-power
असुर्यः:
कर्तृ (विधेय/विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअसुर्य (प्रातिपदिक) / asurya
पुरोहितःthe priest set in front; household/ritual priest
पुरोहितः:
कर्तृ (विधेय-संज्ञा) / predicate nominative
TypeNoun
Rootपुरोहित (प्रातिपदिक) / purohita
विभुall-pervading, mighty
विभु:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootविभु (प्रातिपदिक) / vibhu
ज्योतिःlight, radiance
ज्योतिः:
कर्तृ (विधेय/अप्पोज़िशन)
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक) / jyotis
अदाभ्यम्invincible, not to be harmed/cheated
अदाभ्यम्:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (past-passive-participle-like, ‘not to be deceived/overpowered’)
Rootदभ् (धातु) + अ- (निषेध) → अदाभ्य (कृदन्त/विशेषण) / adābhya
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