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Rig Veda 8.12.21: Mandala 8, Sukta 12, Mantra 21

Sukta 8.12

Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gayatri (likely; needs confirmation by metrical count)

महीरस्य प्रणीतयः पूर्वीरुत प्रशस्तयः । विश्वा वसूनि दाशुषे व्यानशुः ॥

mahī́r asya prá-nītayaḥ pūrvī́r utá prá-śastayaḥ | víśvā vásūni dāśúṣe ví ānaśuḥ ||

महीरस्य प्रणीतीः, पूर्वीश्च प्रशस्तयश्च महत्यः; दाशुषे विश्वानि वसूनि आनयन्ति व्यानशुः—सर्वं धनं सत्त्वस्य प्रकाशयन्ति।

महीरस्यof the great one (of the mighty)
महीरस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमहीर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मह्/महि’ से ‘महान्/महती’ भाव)
प्रणीतयःleadings, guidances
प्रणीतयः:
कर्तृ (with implied copula; subject of the clause)
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-नी (धातु √नी ‘to lead’) → ‘प्रणीत’ (PPP) → ‘प्रणीतिः’ (स्त्री)
पूर्वीःformer, earlier
पूर्वीः:
विशेषण (of ‘प्रणीतयः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand, also
उत:
समुच्चय/विकल्प-सूचक (connective ‘and/also’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
प्रशस्तयःpraises, laudations
प्रशस्तयः:
कर्तृ (co-subject with ‘प्रणीतयः’)
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-शंस् (धातु √शंस् ‘to praise’) → ‘प्रशस्त’ (PPP) → ‘प्रशस्तिः’ (स्त्री)
विश्वाall
विश्वा:
कर्म (object of ‘व्यानशुः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
वसूनिgoods, riches
वसूनि:
कर्म (in apposition with ‘विश्वा’)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
दाशुषेto the giver/worshipper
दाशुषे:
सम्प्रदान (recipient)
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Root√दाश्/दास् (to give, worship; ‘दाश्वांस्’ ‘pious giver’) → दाशुष् (प्रातिपदिक)
व्यानशुःthey reached/attained (spread to)
व्यानशुः:
क्रिया (predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootवि-√अन्/अश् (Vedic: ‘to reach, attain, pervade’; here perfect/aorist-like finite form)

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