Rig Veda 8.69.15: Mandala 8, Sukta 69, Mantra 15
Sukta 8.69
Devata: Indra (probable in the surrounding sequence; heroic power with wide kratu)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (explicitly referenced)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अर्भको न कुमारकोऽधि तिष्ठन्नवं रथम् । स पक्षन्महिषं मृगं पित्रे मात्रे विभुक्रतुम् ॥
Transliteration
arbhakó na kumārakó’dhí tiṣṭhann ávaṁ rátham | sá pakṣan-mahiṣáṁ mṛgáṁ pitre mātre vibhú-krátum ||
Translation
ఒక చిన్న బాలుడిలా, ఒక కుమారుడిలా, అతడు సదా-నూతన రథంపై అధిరోహిస్తాడు. మహిషంలా, మృగంలా ఉన్న ఆ మహా బలాన్ని అతడు పరిపక్వం చేసి, తండ్రికీ తల్లికీ అర్పిస్తాడు—విస్తృతమైన, సర్వప్రభావక సంకల్పం (విభు-క్రతు) కలవాడు.
Word by Word
अर्भकःa little boy, child
अर्भकः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअर्भक (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
कुमारकःa young boy, lad
कुमारकः:
Kartā (apposition) / upamāna
TypeNoun
Rootकुमारक (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon, on
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तिष्ठन्standing
तिष्ठन्:
Kartā (participial, agreeing with subject)
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
नवम्new
नवम्:
Karma (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootनव (प्रातिपदिक)
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
Adhikaraṇa (with अधि) / locus
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
पक्षन्plucking/tearing off; (doing)
पक्षन्:
Kartā (participial, agreeing with सः)
TypeVerb
Rootपक्ष् (धातु) / पक्षन् (कृदन्त-रूप)
महिषम्buffalo, bull
महिषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहिष (प्रातिपदिक)
मृगम्wild animal, game
मृगम्:
Karma (apposition to महिषम्)
TypeNoun
Rootमृग (प्रातिपदिक)
पित्रेfor (his) father
पित्रे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
मात्रेfor (his) mother
मात्रे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
विभुक्रतुम्of wide/abundant power of will (mighty in resolve)
विभुक्रतुम्:
Karma (as epithet in object-position / or predicate-accusative depending on construal)
TypeAdjective
Rootविभु-क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास)
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