Rig Veda 8.70.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 70, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.70
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ पप्राथ महिना वृष्ण्या वृषन्विश्वा शविष्ठ शवसा । अस्माँ अव मघवन्गोमति व्रजे वज्रिञ्चित्राभिरूतिभिः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ paprātha mahinā́ vṛ́ṣṇyā vṛṣán víśvā śaviṣṭha śávasā | asmā́n ava maghavan gómati vrajé vajrin citrā́bhir ūtíbhiḥ ||
Translation
వృషణా, నీ మహిమతోను ‘వృష్ణ్య’ (వీర్యం)తోను—సర్వశవిష్ఠా, నీ శవసా (బలం)తో—నీవు సమస్తాన్ని విస్తరింపజేశావు. మఘవన్, ‘గోమతి వ్రజ’ (గోవులతో నిండిన గోశాల/వేడి) లో మమ్మల్ని కాపాడు; వజ్రినీ, నీ చిత్రమైన ఉపకారాలతో.
Word by Word
आforth, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
पप्राथhas expanded, has grown
पप्राथ:
—
TypeVerb
Root√प्रथ् (प्रथँ) विस्तारॆ
महिनाby greatness, by might
महिना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमहिमन् (प्रातिपदिक: महिमन्) / महि-
वृष्ण्याby manly strength
वृष्ण्या:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषन्O bull (mighty one)
वृषन्:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वाall (things), everything
विश्वा:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
शविष्ठO most mighty
शविष्ठ:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective
Rootशविष्ठ (superlative of शवस्/शवस्- ‘strength’)
शवसाby strength
शवसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
अवdown; (as preverb) help, protect
अव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (upasarga)
मघवन्O bountiful one (Indra)
मघवन्:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
गोमतिin a cow-rich (place)
गोमति:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
व्रजेin the pen/enclosure, in the fold
व्रजे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootव्रज (प्रातिपदिक)
वज्रिन्O wielder of the thunderbolt
वज्रिन्:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootवज्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्राभिःwith bright/wondrous
चित्राभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊतिभिःwith helps, with protections
ऊतिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक)
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