Rig Veda 1.101.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 101, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.101
Rishi: Kutsa Āṅgirasa
Devata: Indra (Marutvant)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यद्वा मरुत्वः परमे सधस्थे यद्वावमे वृजने मादयासे । अत आ याह्यध्वरं नो अच्छा त्वाया हविश्चकृमा सत्यराधः ॥
Transliteration
yád vā marutvaḥ paramé sádhasthé yád vāvamé vṛjáné mādayāse | atá ā́ yāhy adhvaráṁ no ácchā tvāyā́ havíś cakṛma satya-rādhaḥ ||
Translation
हे मरुत्वः! यद्यपि त्वं परमे सधस्थे मादयसि, यद्वा अवमे वृजने मादयसि, ततः अस्माकम् अध्वरं प्रति आगच्छ। त्वाय हवींषि चकृम, हे सत्यराधः।
Word by Word
यत्when/if
यत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (relative) / Pronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (nipāta)
मरुत्वःO Marut-possessing one (Indra)
मरुत्वः:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootमरुत्वन् (adj. from मरुत्)
परमेin the highest
परमे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम (adj.)
सधस्थेseat/abode
सधस्थे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसधस्थ (n.)
यत्when/if
यत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (relative) / Pronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (nipāta)
अवमेin the lowest
अवमे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअवम (adj.)
वृजनेenclosure/settlement; (also) battle-field
वृजने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवृजन (n.)
मादयासेthou rejoicest / art exhilarated
मादयासे:
Kartā (implicit 'त्वम्')
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (धातु) 'to be exhilarated'
अतःtherefore / from that
अतः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः (avyaya, from अ + तस्)
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga/particle)
याहिcome/go
याहि:
Kartā (implicit 'त्वम्')
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) 'to go'
अध्वरम्sacrifice/rite
अध्वरम्:
Karma (goal of motion)
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (m.)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary, 'for us')
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun)
अच्छाtowards
अच्छा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा (avyaya)
त्वायाby/with thee
त्वाया:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (pronoun)
हविःoblation
हविः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (n.)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (nipāta)
अकृमाwe have made/prepared
अकृमा:
Kartā (implicit 'वयम्')
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) 'to do/make'
सत्यराधःO thou of true bounty / true beneficence
सत्यराधः:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootसत्य-राधस् (bahuvrīhi/karmadhāraya adj.)
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