Rig Veda 1.84.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 84, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.84
Rishi: Gotama Rāhūgaṇa
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कदा मर्तमराधसं पदा क्षुम्पमिव स्फुरत् । कदा नः शुश्रवद्गिर इन्द्रो अङ्ग ॥
Transliteration
kadā mártam arā́dhasaṃ padā́ kṣúmpam iva sphurát | kadā naḥ śuśrávad gíra índro aṅgá ||
Translation
कदा इन्द्रोऽराधसं मर्त्यं पदा क्षुम्पमिव स्फुरत्? कदा नः शुश्रवद्गिरं शृणोति—इन्द्रोऽङ्ग?
Word by Word
कदाwhen?
कदा:
Adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण) / प्रश्न
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदा (प्रश्नाव्यय)
मर्तम्a mortal (man)
मर्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त (प्रातिपदिक; √मृ 'to die')
अराधसम्unhelpful; without favor/bounty
अराधसम्:
Karma (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-राधस् (प्रातिपदिक; राधस् 'success, favor, bounty' with privative अ-)
पदाwith (his) foot; by a step
पदा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपद (प्रातिपदिक)
क्षुम्पम्a stump/stock (as something struck and made to jerk)
क्षुम्पम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षुम्प (प्रातिपदिक; RV-विशेष शब्दः)
इवlike, as
इव:
— (उपमा-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
स्फुरत्jerks/quivers; makes (it) spring
स्फुरत्:
Kartā (अन्तर्निहितः; इन्द्रः/सः)
TypeVerb
Root√स्फुर् (स्फुरति) 'to quiver, jerk, spring'
कदाwhen?
कदा:
Adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण) / प्रश्न
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदा (प्रश्नाव्यय)
नःof us; our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शुश्रवत्has heard; listened
शुश्रवत्:
Kartā (इन्द्रः)
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु (शृणोति) 'to hear'
गिरःsongs; hymns; utterances
गिरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अङ्गindeed; pray; O!
अङ्ग:
— (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअङ्ग
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