Rig Veda 8.6.37: Mandala 8, Sukta 6, Mantra 37
Sukta 8.6
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify with metrical index)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वामिद्वृत्रहन्तम जनासो वृक्तबर्हिषः । हवन्ते वाजसातये ॥
Transliteration
tvā́m íd vṛtrahántamam jánāso vṛktábārhiṣaḥ | hávante vājásātaye ||
Translation
แท้จริงคือพระองค์—ผู้พิชิตวฤตระ (Vṛtra) ผู้ทรงฤทธิ์ยิ่ง—ที่หมู่ชนผู้ปูที่นั่งพิธีอันดีเรียบร้อยวิงวอน เพื่อให้เราบรรลุวาชะ (vāja) คือความบริบูรณ์แห่งพลังและความสำเร็จอันมีชัย
Word by Word
त्वाम्you (as object)
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (Pronoun)
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
वृत्रहन्तम्Vṛtra-slayer
वृत्रहन्तम्:
कर्म (त्वाम् का विशेषण)
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootवृत्रहन् (प्रातिपदिक; वृत्र + हन्)
जनासःthe peoples, men
जनासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
वृक्तबर्हिषःhaving strewn/spread the sacred grass (barhis)
वृक्तबर्हिषः:
कर्तृ (जनासः का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa-type epithet used adjectivally)
Rootवृक्तबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक; वृक्त + बर्हिस्)
हवन्तेthey call/invoke
हवन्ते:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: जनासः)
TypeVerb
Rootह्वे (धातु)
वाजसातयेfor winning booty/prize (for gain of strength/wealth)
वाजसातये:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootवाजसाति (प्रातिपदिक; वाज + साति)
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