Rig Veda 8.80.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 80, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.80
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नह्यन्यं बळाकरं मर्डितारं शतक्रतो । त्वं न इन्द्र मृळय ॥
Transliteration
nahy anyáṃ balā́karaṃ marḍitā́raṃ śatakrato | tváṃ na indra mṛḷaya ||
Translation
Pois não há outro forte artífice, nem outro curador que ponha em ordem; tu só, ó Indra de cem poderes, tem misericórdia de nós e concede restauração.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध) अव्यय
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात) अव्यय
अन्यम्another, any other
अन्यम्:
कर्म (निषेध-वाक्ये ‘अन्यं …’ = ‘any other (one)’)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
बळाकरम्a strong one, strength-maker
बळाकरम्:
कर्म (अन्यम् … बळाकरम् = ‘any other strong one’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootबळाकर (प्रातिपदिक) < बल + आकर
मर्डितारम्crusher, overpowerer
मर्डितारम्:
कर्म (अन्यम् … मर्डितारम् = ‘any other crusher/overpowerer’)
TypeAgent Noun
Rootमृड्/मर्द् (धातु) → मर्डितृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, तृच्) अथवा मर्द् → मर्दितृ
शतक्रतोO hundred-powered/ hundred-willed one (Indra)
शतक्रतो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (Vocative epithet)
Rootशतक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्रस्य विशेषण)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (अस्मभ्यं) / (वैकल्पिक) षष्ठी (our)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मृळयbe gracious; show mercy
मृळय:
क्रिया (अनुग्रह/प्रसाद-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमृळ् (धातु; ‘to be gracious, to show mercy’)
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