Rig Veda 8.70.12: Mandala 8, Sukta 70, Mantra 12
Sukta 8.70
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वं न इन्द्रासां हस्ते शविष्ठ दावने । धानानां न सं गृभायास्मयुर्द्विः सं गृभायास्मयुः ॥
Transliteration
tváṃ na indrāsā́ṃ háste śaviṣṭha dā́vane | dhānā́nāṃ ná sáṃ gṛbhāyāsmayúr dvíḥ sáṃ gṛbhāyāsmayúḥ ||
Translation
โอ้อินทระ ผู้ทรงเดชยิ่งนัก เพื่อการประทานแก่เรา พระองค์ทรงถือไว้ในพระหัตถ์ ขอทรงรวบรวมเราทั้งหลายดังรวบเมล็ดธัญญะไว้ในกำมือ—ผู้ปรารถนาพระองค์; ขอทรงรวบรวมเราอีกครั้ง—ผู้ปรารถนาพระองค์
Word by Word
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
असाम्of these (f.)
असाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हस्तेin (the) hand
हस्ते:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootहस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
शविष्ठO most mighty
शविष्ठ:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (superlative, voc.)
Rootशविष्ठ (शव- इति प्रातिपदिकस्य अतिशय-तमा/इष्ठ-प्रत्ययान्त)
दावनेfor giving / to give
दावने:
सम्प्रदान (purpose: ‘for giving’)
TypeVerbal noun (purpose) / Noun
Rootदा (धातु) → दावन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, दान/देय-भाव)
धानानाम्of grains / of (food-)gifts
धानानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootधान (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike / as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypePreverb
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
गृभायgrasp / seize
गृभाय:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्/गृभ् (धातु; वैदिक रूप ‘गृभ्’)
अस्मयुःthe non-foolish / the unperplexed (one)
अस्मयुः:
कर्तृ (of implied action) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअस्मयु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अस्म’ + ‘यु’)
द्विःtwice
द्विः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootद्विस् (अव्यय)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypePreverb
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
गृभायgrasp / seize
गृभाय:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्/गृभ् (धातु; वैदिक रूप ‘गृभ्’)
अस्मयुःthe non-foolish / the unperplexed (one)
अस्मयुः:
कर्तृ (of implied action) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअस्मयु (प्रातिपदिक)
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