Rig Veda 8.40.12: Mandala 8, Sukta 40, Mantra 12
Sukta 8.40
Rishi: Nabhāka (as indicated by the refrain/epithet nabhāka-vat in the hymn; traditional attribution)
Devata: Indra-Agni (dual deity)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; requires full metrical count verification against pada lengths)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एवेन्द्राग्निभ्यां पितृवन्नवीयो मन्धातृवदङ्गिरस्वदवाचि । त्रिधातुना शर्मणा पातमस्मान्वयं स्याम पतयो रयीणाम् ॥
Transliteration
eve indrāgnibhyāṃ pitṛvat navīyo mandhātṛvad aṅgirasvad avāci | tri-dhātunā śarmaṇā pātam asmān vayaṃ syāma patayo rayīṇām ||
Translation
एव इन्द्राग्निभ्यां पितृवन्नवीयो मन्धातृवदङ्गिरस्वदवाचि। त्रिधातुना शर्मणा पातमस्मान्; वयं स्याम पतयो रयीणाम्॥
Word by Word
एवjust, indeed, thus
एव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (निपात)
इन्द्राO Indra
इन्द्रा:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निभ्याम्with/through the two: Agni (and Indra)
अग्निभ्याम्:
सह/करण (with Indra: ‘with/through Indra and Agni’)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
पितृवत्like the Fathers (Pitṛs)
पितृवत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपितृ + वत् (तद्धित/उपमा-अव्यय)
नवीयःnewer; anew
नवीयः:
कर्म (of ‘speak/utter’: ‘something newer/anew’)
TypeAdjective
Rootनव (comparative stem नवीयस्)
मन्धातृवत्like Mandhātṛ
मन्धातृवत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमन्धातृ + वत् (उपमा-अव्यय)
अङ्गिरस्वत्like the Aṅgirases
अङ्गिरस्वत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअङ्गिरस् + वत् (उपमा-अव्यय)
अवाचिwas spoken/uttered
अवाचि:
— (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (वच्)
त्रिधातुनाwith the threefold element/threefold order
त्रिधातुना:
करण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootत्रि-धातु (प्रातिपदिक)
शर्मणाwith protection, shelter
शर्मणा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
पातम्protect (you two)!
पातम्:
— (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पा)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
— (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू/अस्)
पतयःlords, masters
पतयः:
कर्तृ/प्रेडिकेट-नाम
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
रयीणाम्of riches
रयीणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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