Rig Veda 8.11.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 11, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.11
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पुरुत्रा हि सदृङ्ङसि विशो विश्वा अनु प्रभुः । समत्सु त्वा हवामहे ॥
Transliteration
purutrā́ hí sadṛ́ṅ asi víśo víśvā ánu prabhúḥ | samátsu tvā havāmahe ||
Translation
For in many places thou art the same in thy seeing; master following all the peoples: in the battles we call thee.
Word by Word
पुरुत्राin many places; variously
पुरुत्रा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरु- (प्रातिपदिक) + -त्रा (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
हिindeed; for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
सदृक्like; similar
सदृक्:
Kartā (वाक्ये कर्तृ-सम्बन्धः) / विधेय-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसदृश्/सदृक् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘समान/सदृश’)
असिyou are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु) ‘to be’
विशःclans; peoples
विशः:
Kartā (असि इत्यस्य कर्तृ-समूहः) / समुच्चित-कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootविश् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘जन/कुल/प्रजा’
विश्वाःall
विश्वाः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण) / समुच्चित-कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (सर्व/समस्त) (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुalong; after; according to
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
प्रभुःmighty one; lord
प्रभुः:
Kartā / विधेय-नाम
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootप्र-भू (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक: प्रभु ‘समर्थ/स्वामी’)
समत्सुin battles
समत्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसमत्सु (प्रातिपदिक: समत्सु < सम्+मद्/मद्? वैदिक ‘युद्ध/संघर्ष’ अर्थे; प्रचलित रूप: समत्सु = समत्सु- ‘battles’)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
हवामहेwe invoke; we call
हवामहे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootह्वे (धातु) ‘to call, invoke’
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