Rig Veda 8.100.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 100, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.100
Devata: Indra (implied), with strong self-assertive voice; also resonates with the seer’s identification with Ṛta-supported expansion
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयमस्मि जरितः पश्य मेह विश्वा जातान्यभ्यस्मि मह्ना । ऋतस्य मा प्रदिशो वर्धयन्त्यादर्दिरो भुवना दर्दरीमि ॥
Transliteration
ayám asmi jaritaḥ páśya mehá víśvā jātā́ny abhyàsmi mahnā́ | ṛtásya mā prádiśo vardhayanty ādardiró bhúvanā dardarīmi ||
Translation
अयमस्मि जरितः पश्य मेह; विश्वा जातान्यभ्यस्मि मह्ना। ऋतस्य मां प्रदिशो वर्धयन्ति; आदर्दिरो भुवना दर्दरीमि॥
Word by Word
अयम्I (this person here)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मिam
अस्मि:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
जरितःthe singer/praiser
जरितः:
Kartā (अयम् अस्मि …) / विशेषण-भावः
TypeNoun
Rootजरितृ (प्रातिपदिक; √जॄ/जर् ‘स्तुतौ’ से)
पश्यsee!
पश्य:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootपश् (धातु)
मेof me / to me
मे:
सम्बन्ध/सम्प्रदान (प्रसङ्गानुसार)
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
विश्वाall
विश्वा:
Karma (अभ्यस्मि इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
जातानिbeings that are born / created things
जातानि:
Karma
TypeParticiple (Adjectival noun)
Root√जन् → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, over, against
अभि:
(उपसर्ग; क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अस्मिam
अस्मि:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
मह्नाby (my) greatness/might
मह्ना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमहन/मह्न् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘महत्त्व/महिमा’)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
ऋतस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
माme
मा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रदिशःthe directions/regions
प्रदिशः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootप्रदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्धयन्तिincrease, make grow
वर्धयन्ति:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु)
आtowards, fully
आ:
(उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दर्दिरःthe splitter/cleaver
दर्दिरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदर्दिर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भेदक/विदारक’)
भुवनाthe worlds
भुवना:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
दर्दरीमिI split/cleave (repeatedly)
दर्दरीमि:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootदर्दरि (धातु; पुनरुक्त-धातु, ‘विदारणे/भेदन’)
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