Rig Veda 8.96.10: Mandala 8, Sukta 96, Mantra 10
Sukta 8.96
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मह उग्राय तवसे सुवृक्तिं प्रेरय शिवतमाय पश्वः । गिर्वाहसे गिर इन्द्राय पूर्वीर्धेहि तन्वे कुविदङ्ग वेदत् ॥
Transliteration
mahá ugrā́ya taváse su-vṛ́ktiṃ préra ya śivá-tamāya paśváḥ | gírvāhase gíra índrāya pūrvī́r dhéhí tanvé kúvid áṅga védat ||
Translation
म॒ह उ॒ग्राय॑ त॒वसे॑ सुवृ॒क्तिं प्रेषय शि॒वत॑माय प॒श्वः। गिर्वा॑हसे॒ गिर॒ इन्द्रा॑य पू॒र्वीर्धे॒हि त॒न्वे॑; कु॒विद॒ङ्ग वेद॑त्॥
Word by Word
महत्a great (hymn/utterance)
महत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक) < PIE *megʰ-
उग्रायto the fierce one
उग्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
तवसेto (his) might / for strength
तवसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootतवस् (प्रातिपदिक) < √तव् ‘to be strong’
सुवृक्तिम्a well-fashioned hymn
सुवृक्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसु-वृक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) < √वृज्/√वृक् ‘to arrange, compose’ (Vedic ‘hymnic composition’)
प्रेरयimpel / send forth
प्रेरय:
(मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√ईरय्/√ईर् ‘to set in motion, impel’
शिवतमायto the most auspicious
शिवतमाय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootशिवतम (प्रातिपदिक; superlative of शिव)
पश्वःof the cattle / of the beast (wealth)
पश्वः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootपशु (प्रातिपदिक)
गिर्वाहसेto the song-bearer
गिर्वाहसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootगिर्-वहस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘carrier of songs’) < गिर् ‘song’ + √वह् ‘to carry’
गिरःsongs, praises
गिरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रायto Indra
इन्द्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्वीःmany (ancient)
पूर्वीः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्वी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘former/earlier’, here ‘many, of old’)
धेहिplace / bestow
धेहि:
(मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√धा ‘to put, place’
तन्वेfor the body / for oneself
तन्वे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
कुवित्whether indeed? / perhaps?
कुवित्:
(वाक्य-निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकु + वित् (अव्यय; interrogative/particle)
अङ्गindeed, pray
अङ्ग:
(वाक्य-निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअङ्ग (निपात)
वेदत्he found / he perceived / he knew
वेदत्:
(मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√विद् ‘to know, find’
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