Rig Veda 8.96.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 96, Mantra 6

Sukta 8.96

Devata: Indra (with Mitra as concept of harmony invoked)

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

तमु ष्टवाम य इमा जजान विश्वा जातान्यवराण्यस्मात् । इन्द्रेण मित्रं दिधिषेम गीर्भिरुपो नमोभिर्वृषभं विशेम ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.96.6

Transliteration

tám u stavāma yá imā́ jajā́na víśvā jātā́ny ávarāṇy asmā́t | índreṇa mitráṃ didhiṣema gī́rbhir úpo námo-bhir vṛ́ṣabhaṃ víśema ||

Translation

Him we would affirm with praise—he who has brought forth these worlds and all that is born below. With Indra may we establish friendship by our inspired words; with acts of reverence may we enter the Bull-power and abide in it.

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Word by Word

• तम्: him / that (one)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• उ: indeed, just
• उ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (निपात)

• ष्टवाम: we two praise
• ष्टवाम: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)

• यः: who
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (संबन्ध-प्रातिपदिक)

• इमाः: these
• इमाः: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• जजान: has begotten / generated
• जजान: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)

• विश्वानि: all (things)
• विश्वानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• जातानि: born, produced
• जातानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: जात (कृदन्त; √जन्)

• अवराणि: lower, later, subsequent
• अवराणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवर (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्मात्: from this (one), from him
• अस्मात्: Apādāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्रेण: with/through Indra
• इन्द्रेण: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• मित्रम्: Mitra (the god) / a friend
• मित्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• दिधिषेम: may we place/establish
• दिधिषेम: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु) + desiderative stem (धि-धि-ष)

• गीर्भिः: with hymns, with songs
• गीर्भिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीर् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्तुति/वाक्’)

• उपो: near, up to; moreover/indeed
• उपो: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + उ (निपात) (पदपाठे प्रायः ‘उपो’)

• नमोभिः: with obeisances
• नमोभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वृषभम्: the bull (strong one)
• वृषभम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: वृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)

• विशेम: may we enter / approach
• विशेम: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (धातु)