Rig Veda 8.34.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 34, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.34
Rishi: Kāṇva lineage (explicitly referenced: ‘kaṇvasya’)
Devata: Indra (divāvaso as epithet; repeated refrain indicates Indra as the invoked power)
Chandas: likely Gāyatrī/Anuṣṭubh-like refrain structure; exact meter not provided in input
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्मत्पुरंधिर्न आ गहि विश्वतोधीर्न ऊतये । दिवो अमुष्य शासतो दिवं यय दिवावसो ॥
Transliteration
smatpuráṃdhir na ā́ gahi viśvátodhīr na ūtáye | divó amúṣya śā́sato dívaṃ yáya divāvaso ||
Translation
हे इन्द्र, स्मत्पुरन्धिः (शीघ्रपूरणसमृद्धिदाता) नः आ गहि; विश्वतो धीर् नः ऊतये भव। दिवो अमुष्य शासतो, हे दिवावसो, दिवं यय—ऋतधारिणीं नः सहाय्यशक्तिं वहन्।
Word by Word
स्मत्from me/us
स्मत्:
अपादान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → अस्मत्
पुरंधिःPurandhi (bountiful giver; a divine figure/epithet)
पुरंधिः:
कर्तृ (सम्बोधनार्थे/विषयः)
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootपुरंधि- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘giver of plenty/abundance’)
नःto us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् → नः
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
गहिcome!
गहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) + (Vedic imperative ending)
विश्वतःfrom all sides
विश्वतः:
अधिकारण (दिशा/परिसर-भावे)
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक) → विश्वतः
धीःinsight / prayer
धीः:
कर्तृ/विषयः (स्तुत्यर्थे)
TypeNoun
Rootधी- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘thought, insight, prayer’)
नःto us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् → नः
ऊतयेfor help / for protection
ऊतये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootऊति- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘help, aid, protection’)
दिवःof heaven / of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘sky, heaven, day’) → दिवः
अमुष्यof that (yonder)
अमुष्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअमुष् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → अमुष्य
शासतःof the ruling/commanding (one)
शासतः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootशास् (धातु ‘to command, rule’) → शासत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त) → शासतः
दिवम्heaven / the sky
दिवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ- → दिवम्
ययgo! / come forth!
यय:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु ‘to go’)
दिवावसोO Divāvasu (heavenly-wealthy one)
दिवावसो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootदिवावस्- (प्रातिपदिक; epithet ‘having heavenly wealth/light’)
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