Rig Veda 8.14.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 14, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.14
Devata: Indra (with Angirases as associated seer-powers)
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh-like shorter meter in this opening (exact scansion required)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उद्गा आजदङ्गिरोभ्य आविष्कृण्वन्गुहा सतीः । अर्वाञ्चं नुनुदे वलम् ॥
Transliteration
úd gā́ ājad áṅgirobhya āvíṣ kṛṇván guhā́ satī́ḥ | arvā́ñcaṃ nunude valám ||
Translation
स अङ्गिरोभ्यः गवः-रश्मीन् ऊर्ध्वम् उद्गा आजद्; गुहायां सतीः सत्याः आविष्कृण्वन्। वलम् आवरण-प्रतिरोधं च अर्वाञ्चं नुनुदे, यथा ज्योतिः अस्मान् प्रति पुनरागच्छेत्।
Word by Word
उद्गाःthe chanters / singers (Udgātṛ-like singers)
उद्गाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउद्गा- (प्रातिपदिक; √गै/गाय् ‘गायने’ से) अथवा ‘उद्गातृ’ (उद्+√गै) का संक्षिप्त रूप
आजत्drove / impelled
आजत्:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अज् (गतौ/क्षेपे) ‘चलना/हांकना’
अङ्गिरोभ्यःto/for the Aṅgirases
अङ्गिरोभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गिरस्- (ऋषि-नाम)
आविष्कृण्वन्making manifest / revealing
आविष्कृण्वन्:
Kartā (आजत् का कर्तृ-विशेषण)
TypeParticiple
Rootआविष् (अव्यय) + √कृ (करणे) → ‘आविष्कृ’
गुहाःfrom/in the cave
गुहाः:
Apādāna (from within the cave) / Adhikaraṇa (in the cave)
TypeNoun
Rootगुहा- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘गुफा/गुहा’
सतीःthe existing ones (fem.) / the true (ones)
सतीः:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसत्/सती- (√अस् ‘भू’ से) ‘being, existent’
अर्वाञ्चम्turned this way / facing toward (us)
अर्वाञ्चम्:
Karma (वलम् का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्वाञ्च्- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘अर्वाक्/इधर की ओर’
नुनुदेhas thrust away / drove off
नुनुदे:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√नुद् (प्रेरणे/अपसारणे) ‘धकेलना’
वलम्Vala (the obstructing demon/covering)
वलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवल- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वल’ दैत्य/आवरण)
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