Rig Veda 8.20.9: Mandala 8, Sukta 20, Mantra 9
Sukta 8.20
Rishi: Sobharī Kāṇva
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; shorter ending)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रति वो वृषदञ्जयो वृष्णे शर्धाय मारुताय भरध्वम् । हव्या वृषप्रयाव्णे ॥
Transliteration
práti vo vṛṣad-añjayo vṛ́ṣṇe śárdhāya mārutā́ya bharadhvam | havyā́ vṛ́ṣa-prayāvṇe ||
Translation
प्रति वो वृषदञ्जयः वृष्णे शर्धाय मारुताय हव्यं भरध्वम्। वृषप्रयाव्णे बलाय हव्यं वहत—येन अन्तर्यात्रा शक्त्या प्रेर्येत॥
Word by Word
प्रतिtowards; in response to
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (upasarga/avyaya)
वःof you; your
वः:
सम्बन्ध (possessive/genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (pronominal stem)
वृषदञ्जयःthe bull-like victors (Maruts)
वृषदञ्जयः:
कर्तृ (subject)
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootवृषदञ्जय (prātipadika; compound)
वृष्णेto the Bull (i.e., the strong one)
वृष्णे:
सम्प्रदान (recipient)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषन् (prātipadika)
शर्धायto the troop; for the host
शर्धाय:
सम्प्रदान (recipient/purpose)
TypeNoun
Rootशर्धा (prātipadika)
मारुतायto the Marut (Marut-host); for the Maruts
मारुताय:
सम्प्रदान (recipient)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootमारुत (prātipadika)
भरध्वम्carry/bring (you all)!
भरध्वम्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भृञ्)
हव्याoblations; things to be invoked/offered
हव्या:
कर्म (object)
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य (prātipadika)
वृषप्रयाव्णेto the bull-impelled/strong-going one
वृषप्रयाव्णे:
सम्प्रदान (recipient)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृषप्रयावन् (prātipadika; compound epithet)
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