Rig Veda 8.12.33: Mandala 8, Sukta 12, Mantra 33
Sukta 8.12
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gayatri (likely; needs confirmation by metrical count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सुवीर्यं स्वश्व्यं सुगव्यमिन्द्र दद्धि नः । होतेव पूर्वचित्तये प्राध्वरे ॥
Transliteration
suvī́ryaṃ svaśvyàṃ sugávyam indra daddhi naḥ | hóteva pū́rvacittaye prá adhvaré ||
Translation
इन्द्र, नः सुवीर्यं स्वश्व्यं सुगव्यं च दद्धि; होतॄव पूर्वचित्तये प्राध्वरे तदस्मभ्यं प्रणेहि।
Word by Word
सु॒वीर्य॑म्good heroism/valour
सु॒वीर्य॑म्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसु-वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक; वीर्य < वीर)
स्वश्व्य॑म्good horses; good horsemanship
स्वश्व्य॑म्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective (substantivized)
Rootसु-अश्व्य (प्रातिपदिक; अश्व्य < अश्व)
सु॒गव्य॑म्good cattle/wealth in cows
सु॒गव्य॑म्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective (substantivized)
Rootसु-गव्य (प्रातिपदिक; गव्य < गो)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
दद्धिgive; bestow
दद्धि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधा (डुधाञ्) ‘to place, give’
नःto us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
होतेवlike a Hotṛ-priest
होतेव:
उपमान (उपमा-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun + Indeclinable
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक) + इव (अव्यय)
पूर्वचित्तयेfor forethought/ancient insight
पूर्वचित्तये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootपूर्व-चित्ति (प्रातिपदिक; चित्ति < √चित् ‘to perceive/think’)
प्राध्वरेin/at the (forward) sacrifice; at the rite
प्राध्वरे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootप्र + अध्वर (प्रातिपदिक; अध्वर ‘sacrifice/rite’)
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