Rig Veda 8.49.7: Mandala 8, Sukta 49, Mantra 7
Sukta 8.49
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kāṇva family)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī (uncertain without full metrical count; refrain-like imperative suggests standard Indra meters)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यद्ध नूनं यद्वा यज्ञे यद्वा पृथिव्यामधि । अतो नो यज्ञमाशुभिर्महेमत उग्र उग्रेभिरा गहि ॥
Transliteration
yád dha nūnáṃ yád vā yajñé yád vā pṛthivyā́m ádhi | áto no yajñám āśúbhir mahe-mate ugrá ugrébhi r ā́ gahi ||
Translation
ఇది ఇప్పుడైనా, యజ్ఞంలోనైనా, భూమిపై అయినా—అందువల్ల, ఓ ఉగ్రమనస్సుగలవాడా, నీ శీఘ్రగాములు (అశ్వాలు) తో మా యజ్ఞ-హవిస్కు రా; ఓ ఉగ్రా, ఉగ్ర శక్తులతో రా.
Word by Word
यत्whatever / that which
यत्:
(सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य-निर्देश) — ‘यत्’ = ‘whatever/that which’
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / यद्-शब्द
हindeed / surely
ह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (निपात)
नूनम्now; surely
नूनम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम् (अव्यय)
यत्whatever / that which
यत्:
(सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य-निर्देश)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
यज्ञेin the sacrifice
यज्ञे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्whatever / that which
यत्:
(सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य-निर्देश)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
पृथिव्याम्on/within the earth
पृथिव्याम्:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon; over
अधि:
अधिकरण (स्थान-निर्देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अतःfrom that; therefore
अतः:
अपादान (तात्पर्यतः ‘from that/thereupon’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः (अव्यय)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (possessor)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञम्sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
शुभिःwith splendors / with bright powers
शुभिः:
करण
TypeNoun (instrumental plural)
Rootशुच्/शुभ् → शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) / ‘शुभ्’ (तेजस्/शोभा) से ‘शुभ’
महेमmay we rejoice / may we be glad
महेम:
कर्तृ (वयं)
TypeVerb
Rootमह् (धातु) ‘to rejoice/be glad; to be great’ (वैदिक: ‘महे’ = ‘we rejoice/are glad’)
मत्thereby / from that
मत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमत् (अव्यय/निपात) — वैदिक ‘मत्’ = ‘from/than; in consequence’ (प्रायः ‘मद्/मत्’ कण)
उग्रःthe mighty one
उग्रः:
कर्तृ/सम्बोधन-सन्निकर्ष (आगमन-क्रिया का कर्ता)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
उग्रेभिःwith the mighty (ones) / with fierce powers
उग्रेभिः:
करण/सहकारि
TypeAdjective (instrumental plural)
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
गहिcome!
गहि:
क्रिया; कर्ता (त्वम्)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) ‘to go/come’
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