Rig Veda 8.15.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 15, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.15
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तव द्यौरिन्द्र पौंस्यं पृथिवी वर्धति श्रवः । त्वामापः पर्वतासश्च हिन्विरे ॥
Transliteration
táva dyáur indra paúṃsyaṃ pṛthivī́ vardhati śrávaḥ | tvā́m ā́paḥ párvatāsaś ca hinvire ||
Translation
โอ้พระอินทระ ฟ้าและแผ่นดินเพิ่มพูนพลังบุรุษและเกียรติอันส่องประกายของท่าน; สายน้ำและขุนเขาทั้งหลายเร่งเร้าท่านให้ก้าวไป—เพื่อให้สรรพสิ่งทั้งปวงค้ำจุนการรุกคืบอันมีชัยของวิญญาณ.
Word by Word
तवof you / your
तव:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
द्यौःthe heaven/sky
द्यौः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
पौंस्यंmanly power / virility
पौंस्यं:
कर्म (object of ‘वर्धति’)
TypeNoun
Rootपौंस्य (प्रातिपदिक; from पुंस् ‘man’)
पृथिवीthe earth
पृथिवी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्धतिincreases / makes grow
वर्धति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् (वर्धते/वर्धति) ‘to grow, increase’
श्रवःfame / renown
श्रवः:
कर्म (object of ‘वर्धति’)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
कर्म (object of ‘हिन्विरे’)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आपःthe waters
आपः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
पर्वतासःthe mountains
पर्वतासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
समुच्चय (coordination)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
हिन्विरेimpel / urge (you)
हिन्विरे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√हिव्/√हिन्व् (Vedic) ‘to set in motion, impel, stimulate’
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