Rig Veda 8.6.9: Mandala 8, Sukta 6, Mantra 9
Sukta 8.6
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र तमिन्द्र नशीमहि रयिं गोमन्तमश्विनम् । प्र ब्रह्म पूर्वचित्तये ॥
Transliteration
prá tám índra naśīmahi rayím gómantam aśvínam | prá bráhma pū́rva-cíttaye ||
Translation
तं इन्द्रं वयं प्र नशीमहि—गोमन्तं रयिम्, अश्विनं (वेगशक्तियुक्तम्) पूर्तिम्; तथा पूर्वचित्तये—प्राचीनचेतनाप्रबोधाय—ब्रह्मापि प्र गच्छतु।
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
तम्him/that
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (sarvanāman)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
नशीमहिwe attain / we obtain
नशीमहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनश् (धातु; ‘to attain, obtain’)
रयिम्wealth
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (prātipadika)
गोमन्तम्rich in cows
गोमन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमन्त् (adj. stem from गो + -मन्त्)
अश्विनम्rich in horses
अश्विनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्विन् (adj. stem from अश्व + -इन्)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
ब्रह्मsacred hymn / prayer
ब्रह्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (prātipadika; Vedic ‘sacred formulation, hymn/prayer’)
पूर्वचित्तयेfor (the sake of) forethought / ancient inspiration
पूर्वचित्तये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootपूर्वचित्ति (prātipadika; ‘forethought, ancient insight’)
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