Rig Veda 8.70.14: Mandala 8, Sukta 70, Mantra 14
Sukta 8.70
Devata: Indra (sukta context), with narrative/allusive mention of Śara
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
भूरिभिः समह ऋषिभिर्बर्हिष्मद्भिः स्तविष्यसे । यदित्थमेकमेकमिच्छर वत्सान्पराददः ॥
Transliteration
bhū́ribhiḥ samahá ṛ́ṣibhir barhíṣmadbhiḥ staviṣyase | yád itthám ékam ekam ícchara vatsā́n parā́dadaḥ ||
Translation
भूरिभिः समहैः ऋषिभिः बर्हिष्मद्भिः सह त्वं स्तविष्यसे। यदा इत्थम् एकम् एकम् इच्छः, हे शर, तदा वत्सान् पराददाः।
Word by Word
भूरिभिःwith many / abundantly
भूरिभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootभूरि- (प्रातिपदिक) < PIE *bʰeh₂u- ‘बहु/प्रचुर’
सम्together, completely (as preverb)
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अहindeed, ah (emphatic particle)
अह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअह (निपात/अव्यय; वैदिक)
ऋषिभिःwith seers
ऋषिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि- (प्रातिपदिक)
बर्हिष्मद्भिःwith those possessing sacred grass / with barhis-bearing (priests)
बर्हिष्मद्भिः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootबर्हिष्मत्- (प्रातिपदिक; बर्हिस् ‘कुश/यज्ञास्तरण’ + -मत् ‘युक्त/सम्पन्न’)
स्तविष्यसेyou will be praised
स्तविष्यसे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्तु (स्तवति) + भविष्यत्-लकार
यदिif
यदि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि (अव्यय)
इत्थम्thus, in this manner
इत्थम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत्थम् (अव्यय)
एकम्one (single)
एकम्:
कर्म (अन्तर्निहित/क्रियाविशेषणवत्)
TypeAdjective
Rootएक- (प्रातिपदिक)
एकम्one by one / singly
एकम्:
कर्म (अन्तर्निहित/क्रियाविशेषणवत्)
TypeAdjective
Rootएक- (प्रातिपदिक)
इच्छःyou desire / you seek
इच्छः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√इष्/इच्छ् (इच्छति)
व॒त्सान्calves
व॒त्सान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवत्स- (प्रातिपदिक)
पराaway, forth (as preverb)
परा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरा (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अदःyou eat / devour
अदः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अद् (अत्ति) / वैदिक: ‘अद्’ = ‘भक्ष्/खाद्’
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