Rig Veda 8.61.5: Mandala 8, Sukta 61, Mantra 5
Sukta 8.61
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शग्ध्यू षु शचीपत इन्द्र विश्वाभिरूतिभिः । भगं न हि त्वा यशसं वसुविदमनु शूर चरामसि ॥
Transliteration
śagdhī́ ū́ṃ ṣú śacī-pate índra víśvābhir ūtí-bhiḥ | bhágaṃ ná hí tvā yaśásaṃ vasu-vídam ánu śūra carāmasi ||
Translation
शग्ध्येव नः शचीपते इन्द्र, विश्वाभिरूतिभिः बलं प्रयच्छ। भगमिव हि त्वा यशसं वसुविदमनु, शूर, तव पदानु पदं चरामसि।
Word by Word
शग्धिbe able; grant (help)
शग्धि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootशक् (śak) धातु
उindeed; now; pray
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
सुwell; very
सु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (उपसर्ग/निपात)
शचीपतेO lord of Śacī
शचीपते:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootशचीपति (प्रातिपदिक: शची + पति)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वाभिःwith all
विश्वाभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (सर्व/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
ऊतिभिःwith helps; with protections
ऊतिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक)
भगम्fortune; bounty
भगम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootभग (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike; as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
हिfor; indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यशसम्glorious; famed
यशसम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootयशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
वसुविदम्finder of wealth
वसुविदम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootवसुविद् (प्रातिपदिक: वसु + विद् ‘finding/knowing’)
अनुafter; following
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
शूरO hero
शूर:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootशूर (प्रातिपदिक)
चरामसिwe go; we follow
चरामसि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootचर् (car) धातु
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