Rig Veda 3.52.8: Mandala 3, Sukta 52, Mantra 8
Sukta 3.52
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रति धाना भरत तूयमस्मै पुरोळाशं वीरतमाय नृणाम् । दिवेदिवे सदृशीरिन्द्र तुभ्यं वर्धन्तु त्वा सोमपेयाय धृष्णो ॥
Transliteration
práti dhānā́ bharata tū́yam asmai puroḷā́śaṃ vīrátamāya nṛṇā́m | díve-dive sadṛ́śīr indra túbhyaṃ várdhantu tvā soma-peyā́ya dhṛṣṇo ||
Translation
प्रतिधाना भरत तूयम् अस्मै, पुरोळाशं च वीरतमाय नृणाम्। दिवेदिवे सदृशीः शक्तय इन्द्र तुभ्यं वर्धन्ताम्; सोमपेयाय़ धृष्णो त्वा वर्धयन्तु।
Word by Word
प्रतिtowards; in return
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/निपात)
धानाःroasted grains; grain-offerings
धानाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधाना (प्रातिपदिक; √धा/धाव्? वैदिक ‘धान’ = roasted grains)
भरतcarry; bring (offer)!
भरत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भृ
तूयम्swiftly
तूयम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतूयम् (अव्यय; ‘शीघ्रम्’)
अस्मैto him (to this one)
अस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअयम्/इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पुरोळाशम्the puroḍāśa (sacrificial cake)
पुरोळाशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुरोळाश (प्रातिपदिक)
वीरत॑मायto the most heroic
वीरत॑माय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootवीरत॑म (प्रातिपदिक; वीर + तमप्)
नृणाम्of men
नृणाम्:
—
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवे-दिवेday by day
दिवे-दिवे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (reduplicated adverbial) / Indeclinable phrase
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक ‘दिव’)
सदृशीःlike; corresponding (ones)
सदृशीः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
—
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
तुभ्यम्for you
तुभ्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वर्धन्तुlet (them) increase; strengthen
वर्धन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वृध्
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सोमपेयायfor the soma-drinker
सोमपेयाय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootसोमपेय (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + पेय ‘drinkable/fit to drink’)
धृष्णोO bold one
धृष्णो:
—
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootधृष्णु (प्रातिपदिक; √धृष् ‘to be bold’)
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