Rig Veda 8.98.7: Mandala 8, Sukta 98, Mantra 7
Sukta 8.98
Rishi: Unknown/uncertain (Anukramaṇī attribution not provided in input)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh or a short meter (verse is compact; confirm by scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अधा हीन्द्र गिर्वण उप त्वा कामान्महः ससृज्महे । उदेव यन्त उदभिः ॥
Transliteration
adhā́ hī́ndra girvaṇa úpa tvā kā́mān maháḥ sasṛjmáhe | ut-éva yánta ud-abhíḥ ||
Translation
Потому, о Индра, Гирванас, к тебе мы приводим в движение великие желания, восходя вверх, словно с поднимающимися водами.
Word by Word
अधाthen, now
अधा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक) / अथ (निपात)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
गिर्वणःO praise-delighting one (accepting hymns)
गिर्वणः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootगिर्वणस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘गिर्’ + ‘वणस्’)
उपtowards, near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
कामान्desires, wish-offerings
कामान्:
कर्म (ससृज्महे इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
महतःof the great (one); mighty
महतः:
सम्बन्ध (कामानाम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
ससृज्महेwe have sent forth / we have directed
ससृज्महे:
कर्तृ (वयम्) + कर्म (कामान्)
TypeVerb
Rootसृज् (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
उद्up, forth
उद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
एवjust, indeed
एव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (निपात)
यन्तःgoing, proceeding
यन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Rootया (धातु) → यत्/यन्त् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त आधार)
उद्up, forth
उद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अभिःtowards, upon
अभिः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
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