Rig Veda 8.54.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 54, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.54
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एतत्त इन्द्र वीर्यं गीर्भिर्गृणन्ति कारवः । ते स्तोभन्त ऊर्जमावन्घृतश्चुतं पौरासो नक्षन्धीतिभिः ॥
Transliteration
etát ta indra vī́ryaṃ gī́rbhir gṛṇánti kā́ravaḥ | té stóbhanta ūrjáṃ āvan ghṛtá-ścutaṃ paurā́so nákṣan dhī́tibhiḥ ||
Translation
एतत्त इन्द्र वीर्यं गीर्भिर्गृणन्ति कारवः। ते स्तोभन्त ऊर्जमावन् घृतश्चुतं, पौरासो नक्षन्धीतिभिः॥
Word by Word
एतत्this (deed/thing)
एतत्:
Karma (स्तुत्य-विषयः ‘this’)
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (possessor)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वीर्यम्heroic power, valor
वीर्यम्:
Karma (object of ‘praise/sing’)
TypeNoun
Rootवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक; from वीर)
गीर्भिःwith hymns / songs
गीर्भिः:
Karaṇa (instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootगीर् (स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)
गृणन्तिthey praise / sing
गृणन्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√गॄ/गृ (गिर्/गृण् ‘to sing, praise’)
कारवःthe poets/singers
कारवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकारु (प्रातिपदिक)
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोभन्तthey chanted/praised
स्तोभन्त:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√स्तुभ् (स्तुभ् ‘to praise, chant’)
ऊर्जम्strength, refreshment
ऊर्जम्:
Karma (object of ‘won/obtained’)
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्ज्/ऊर्जा (स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)
आवन्they obtained / won
आवन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अव् (अव् ‘to help, favor’; also ‘to obtain’ in Vedic)
घृतश्चुतम्ghee-dripping, flowing with ghee
घृतश्चुतम्:
Karma (qualifier of ‘ऊर्जम्’)
TypeAdjective (past passive participle)
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक) + √च्युत्/√च्यु (च्यु ‘to drip, flow’)
पौरासःthe men of old / the dwellers (of the stronghold)
पौरासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective (substantivized)
Rootपौर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘of the fort/settlement’, ‘citizen/ancient’)
नक्षन्they reached / attained
नक्षन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√नश् (नश् ‘to reach, attain’)
धीतीभिःwith insights / devotions / prayers
धीतीभिः:
Karaṇa (instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootधीति (स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक; from √धी ‘to think/meditate’)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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