Rig Veda 8.1.14: Mandala 8, Sukta 1, Mantra 14
Sukta 8.1
Rishi: Kāṇva (Kāṇva lineage)
Devata: Indra (Vṛtrahan)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अमन्महीदनाशवोऽनुग्रासश्च वृत्रहन् । सकृत्सु ते महता शूर राधसा अनु स्तोमं मुदीमहि ॥
Transliteration
ámanmahīd anā́śavo 'nugrā́saś ca vṛtrahan | sakṛ́tsu te mahatā́ śūra rā́dhasā́ ánu stómaṃ mudīmahi ||
Translation
हे वृत्रहन्, अमन्य महीदनाशवोऽनुग्रासश्च; सकृत्सु ते महता शूर राधसा अनु स्तोमं मुदीमहि—त्वदीयेन महत्त्वेन हर्षं नीयामहे।
Word by Word
अमन्महीwe have thought/pondered
अमन्मही:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (धातु) + मन् (धातु) / मन्मही (प्रयोगः) ← मन्मह् (वेद.)
दनाशवः(you) givers/bestowers
दनाशवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदनाशु (प्रातिपदिक) (< दान/दन् ‘देना/दान’ भावः)
अनुग्रासःfavouring, gracious
अनुग्रासः:
Kartā (समन्वयः दनाशवः इति) / विशेषणम्
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअनुग्रास (प्रातिपदिक) (अनु + ग्रास ‘अनुग्रह/अनुग्रास’ वेद.)
चand
च:
(सम्बन्धक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
वृत्रहन्O Vṛtra-slayer
वृत्रहन्:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृत्रहन् (प्रातिपदिक) (वृत्र + हन् ‘वृत्र-हन्तृ’)
सकृत्सुat once, in a single time
सकृत्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable (used with loc. pl.)
Rootसकृत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you/your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम)
महताwith great
महता:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
शूरO hero
शूर:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootशूर (प्रातिपदिक)
राधसाby (your) bounty/gift
राधसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘दान/समृद्धि/उपकार’
अनुafter, along, in accordance
अनु:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
स्तोमम्hymn of praise
स्तोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
मुदीमहिwe rejoice/are glad
मुदीमहि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमुद् (धातु) ‘हर्षे’
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Vedic Cosmology
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