Rig Veda 8.63.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 63, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.63
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इयमु ते अनुष्टुतिश्चकृषे तानि पौंस्या । प्रावश्चक्रस्य वर्तनिम् ॥
Transliteration
iyám u te ánustutiś cakṛṣe tā́ni paúṁsyā | prā́vaś cakrásya vartaním ||
Translation
इयं तेऽनुष्टुतिः स्तुतिः मया कृता; अनया तव पौंस्यानि वीर्याणि प्रब्रवीमि। चक्रस्य च वर्तनिं प्रावः—अस्मासु तव बलस्य अग्रगमनं विवृणोमि।
Word by Word
इयम्this (fem.), this (hymn/praise)
इयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेto/for you; your
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अनुष्टुतिःfollowing praise; hymn of praise
अनुष्टुतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअनुष्टुति- (प्रातिपदिक; anu- + √स्तु ‘to praise’ से भाव/क्रिया-नाम)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
कृशेI have made; I have fashioned
कृशे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करोति)
तानिthose (things)
तानि:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पौंस्याmanly powers; heroic deeds
पौंस्या:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपौंस्य- (प्रातिपदिक; पुंस् ‘man’ से)
प्रforth; forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
आवःyou have helped; you have favored
आवः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अव् (रक्षण/सहाय्ये) / √अव् (to help, favor)
चक्रस्यof the wheel/discus
चक्रस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootचक्र- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wheel’, also ‘discus/weapon’)
वर्तनिम्course; track; path (of turning)
वर्तनिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर्तनि- (प्रातिपदिक; √वृत्/√वर्त् ‘to turn’ से)
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