Rig Veda 7.82.9: Mandala 7, Sukta 82, Mantra 9
Sukta 7.82
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra-Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्माकमिन्द्रावरुणा भरेभरे पुरोयोधा भवतं कृष्ट्योजसा । यद्वां हवन्त उभये अध स्पृधि नरस्तोकस्य तनयस्य सातिषु ॥
Transliteration
asmā́kam indrāvaruṇā bháre-bhare puroyodhā́ bhavataṃ kṛ́ṣṭyojasā | yád vāṃ hávanta ubháye ádha spṛdhí náras tókasyá tánayasya sātíṣu ||
Translation
अस्माकमिन्द्रावरुणा भरेभरे पुरोयोधा भवतं कृष्ट्योजसा । यद्वां हवन्त उभये अध स्पृधि नरस्तोकेस्य तनयस्य सातिषु ॥
Word by Word
अस्माकम्of us, our
अस्माकम्:
सम्बन्ध (possessive/genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रावरुणाO Indra and Varuṇa
इन्द्रावरुणा:
सम्बोधन (addressed deities)
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootइन्द्र + वरुण (देव-नाम; समास)
भरेin battle
भरे:
अधिकरण (in/at)
TypeNoun
Rootभर (धातु)
भरेin battle
भरे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootभर (धातु)
पुरोयोधाfore-fighters, champions in front
पुरोयोधा:
कर्तृ (predicate-nominative of the addressed deities)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootपुरस्/पुरः + योध (युध् धातु से ‘योध’)
भवतम्be (you two)
भवतम्:
क्रिया (injunction)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
कृष्ट्योजसाwith (your) people-strength / with the strength of the clans
कृष्ट्योजसा:
करण (by/with strength)
TypeNoun (compound/instrumental)
Rootकृष्टि (स्त्री; ‘people/settlements’) + ओजस् (नपुंसक; ‘strength’)
यत्when; that
यत्:
सम्बन्ध (introduces relative clause)
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
वाम्you two
वाम्:
कर्म (object of calling)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक)
हवन्तेthey invoke, call
हवन्ते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootह्वे/ह्वा (धातु ‘to call, invoke’)
उभयेboth (sides), both parties
उभये:
कर्तृ (subject of ‘हवन्ते’)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootउभय (प्रातिपदिक)
अधthen, thereupon
अध:
सम्बन्ध (discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (निपात)
स्पृधिfight!, contend!
स्पृधि:
क्रिया (injunction; addressed to one—often distributive to the pair)
TypeVerb
Rootस्पृध् (धातु ‘to contend, fight, strive’)
नरःmen
नरः:
कर्तृ (subject of implied action/participants in contest)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
तोकस्यof offspring, of the child
तोकस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitival: of)
TypeNoun
Rootतोक (प्रातिपदिक)
तनयस्यof the son, of progeny
तनयस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootतनय (प्रातिपदिक)
सातिषुin winnings, in victories
सातिषु:
अधिकरण (in/among)
TypeNoun
Rootसाति (स्त्री; ‘winning, gaining, victory’)
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