Rig Veda 8.31.18: Mandala 8, Sukta 31, Mantra 18
Sukta 8.31
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Devas collectively (bestowers of vīrya and aśvya force)
Chandas: As refrain series (uncertain; needs metrical audit)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
असदत्र सुवीर्यमुत त्यदाश्वश्व्यम् । देवानां य इन्मनो यजमान इयक्षत्यभीदयज्वनो भुवत् ॥
Transliteration
ásad átra su-vī́ryam utá tyád āśv-áśvyam | devā́nāṃ yá ín máno yajamā́na iyákṣaty abhī́d áyajvano bhuvat ||
Translation
ขอให้ ณ ที่นี้มีพลังวีรบุรุษอันแท้จริง และมีอำนาจอันรวดเร็วเหนือพลังแห่งอาชา (ม้า) ด้วย—เมื่อยัชมานะตั้งจิตจำนงไว้ที่เหล่าเทวะและถวายบูชา เขาย่อมมีชัยเหนือองค์ประกอบภายในของผู้ไม่บูชายัญ.
Word by Word
असत्being, existence; (here) a real/true thing
असत्:
कर्म (इयक्षति का)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअस् (धातु) / सत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अत्रhere
अत्र:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
सुवीर्यम्good heroism, valor
सुवीर्यम्:
कर्म (इयक्षति का)
TypeNoun
Rootसु-वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand, also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (अव्यय)
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म (इयक्षति का)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which
यत्:
कर्म (इयक्षति का; यत्…तत् सहसम्बन्ध)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आश्वश्व्यम्horse-wealth / abundance of horses
आश्वश्व्यम्:
कर्म (इयक्षति का)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootआश्वश्व्य (प्रातिपदिक; अश्व-सम्बन्धी)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
कर्ता (इयक्षति का)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
मनःmind, intention
मनः:
कर्म (इयक्षति का; ‘मनः’ = मनसा/मनः-रूपेण अभिप्रायः)
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
यजमानःthe sacrificer
यजमानः:
कर्ता (इयक्षति का; यः…यजमानः)
TypeNoun
Rootयजमान (प्रातिपदिक; यज् धातोः वर्तमान-सम्बद्ध नाम)
इयक्षतिworships, sacrifices
इयक्षति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootयज् (धातु)
अभिtowards, against
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
इद्indeed
इद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
अयज्वनःof the non-sacrificer
अयज्वनः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअ-यज्वन् (प्रातिपदिक; यज्वन् ‘यजमान/यष्टा’ का नकार)
भुवत्may it be / let it become
भुवत्:
क्रिया (आशीर्वचन)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
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