Rig Veda 8.24.25: Mandala 8, Sukta 24, Mantra 25
Sukta 8.24
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires pada-length verification against a metrical index)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तदिन्द्राव आ भर येना दंसिष्ठ कृत्वने । द्विता कुत्साय शिश्नथो नि चोदय ॥
Transliteration
tád indrā́va ā́ bhara yénā daṃsiṣṭha kṛ́tvane | dvitā́ kútsāya śiśnatho ní codaya ||
Translation
तद् इन्द्र, आ भर यॆन दंसिष्ठः कृत्वने। तेन द्विता कुत्साय शिश्नथः, विरोधिनं चापं नि चोदय।
Word by Word
तत्that (thing/act)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अवःhelp, aid
अवः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, forth (as preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
भरbring!
भर:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भृञ्)
येनby which
येन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दंसिष्ठO most wondrous/most skillful
दंसिष्ठ:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective
Rootदंसिष्ठ (विशेषण; दंस- ‘अद्भुतकर्मन्/कुशल’ इत्यस्य अतिशय)
कृत्वनेfor (the) doer/worker
कृत्वने:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootकृत्वन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘कर्ता/कर्मकुशल’)
द्विताa second time; again
द्विता:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootद्विता (अव्यय)
कुत्सायfor Kuts(a)
कुत्साय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootकुत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
शिश्नथःyou two strike/crush
शिश्नथः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√शिथ्/√श्नथ् (श्नथ् ‘to strike, crush, pierce’)
निdown, forth (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
चोदयimpel! urge!
चोदय:
—
TypeVerb
Root√चुद् (चुद् ‘to impel, urge’)
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