Rig Veda 8.88.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 88, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.88
Rishi: Gautama (Gotamāḥ mentioned as hymn-makers in 8.88.4; family attribution likely Gautamas for this sequence)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable for 8.88; confirm via pada count in critical editions)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
न त्वा बृहन्तो अद्रयो वरन्त इन्द्र वीळवः । यद्दित्ससि स्तुवते मावते वसु नकिष्टदा मिनाति ते ॥
Transliteration
ná tvā bṛhántó ádrayo várante indra vīḷávaḥ | yád dítsasi stuváté mā́vate vásu nákiṣ ṭádā mināti te ||
Translation
न त्वा बृहन्तो अद्रयो वरन्त इन्द्र वीळवः । यद्दित्ससि स्तुवते मावते वसु नकिष्टदा मिनाति ते ॥
Word by Word
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वद्)
बृहन्तःgreat, lofty
बृहन्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त्
अद्रयःstones; (press-)stones
अद्रयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि
वरन्तेchoose, select
वरन्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (वरणे)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र
वीळवःstrong, firm (hard/unyielding)
वीळवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootवीळु (वीळु/वीळ्व्) → वीळु-वत्
यत्which; that (when/that)
यत्:
—
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्
दित्ससिyou wish/intend to give
दित्ससि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने) with desiderative stem दित्स-
स्तुवतेto the praising one
स्तुवते:
Sampradāna
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootस्तु (स्तुतौ)
मावतेto the bountiful/munificent (worshipper)
मावते:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootमावत्
वसुwealth, good
वसु:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसु
नकिःno one
नकिः:
Kartā
TypeIndeclinable/Pronoun-like
Rootनकिस्
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
मिनातिdiminishes, harms
मिनाति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमि (हिंसायाम्/क्षये) → मिनाति
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वद्)
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