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Rig Veda 8.97.14: Mandala 8, Sukta 97, Mantra 14

Sukta 8.97

Rishi: Unknown/uncertain (Anukramaṇī attribution not provided in input)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (confirm by scan)

त्वं पुर इन्द्र चिकिदेना व्योजसा शविष्ठ शक्र नाशयध्यै । त्वद्विश्वानि भुवनानि वज्रिन्द्यावा रेजेते पृथिवी च भीषा ॥

tváṃ púra indra cikidé nā́ vy ójasā śaviṣṭha śakra nāśáyadhyai | tvád víśvāni bhúvanāni vajrin dyā́vā rejete pṛthivī́ ca bhīṣā́ ||

You, Indra, perceive the ancient fronts and by your force you scatter the wrong; O most mighty, O Shakra, to destroy the hostile. From you all worlds take their law: Heaven and Earth tremble in awe before the wielder of the thunder-force.

त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पुरःin front; beforehand
पुरः:
अधिकरण (दिशा/देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरस् (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
चिकिदेनyou know; you have perceived
चिकिदेन:
कर्तृ (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootचिकिद् (धातु; परस्मैपदी) / ‘चिकिद्’ (परिपूर्ण-धातु-रूप)
indeed; surely
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
व्योजसाwith (your) mighty strength
व्योजसा:
करण
TypeNoun (instrumental phrase)
Rootवि + ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
शविष्ठO most powerful
शविष्ठ:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective
Rootशविष्ठ (शवस्-तम/इष्ठ प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
शक्रO mighty one (Śakra)
शक्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootशक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नाशयdestroy!
नाशय:
कर्तृ (आज्ञा)
TypeVerb
Rootनश्/नाशय् (धातु; causative of नश् ‘to perish’)
ध्यैin order to (do so); for the purpose (of destroying)
ध्यै:
प्रयोजन (उद्देश्य)
TypeKṛdanta (infinitive)
Rootध्यै (धातु ‘to think/meditate’) / or infinitival ending -ध्यै (वेदिक)
त्वत्from you
त्वत्:
अपादान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वानिall
विश्वानि:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
भुवनानिworlds; beings/realms
भुवनानि:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (प्रातिपदिक; from √भू)
वज्रिन्O wielder of the vajra
वज्रिन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवज्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
द्यावाthe two heavens / heaven (pair)
द्यावा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootद्याव् (प्रातिपदिक)
रेजेतेtremble; shake
रेजेते:
कर्तृ (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√रेज् (धातु ‘to tremble, shake’)
पृथिवीthe earth
पृथिवी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
भीषाwith fear; out of dread
भीषा:
करण (हेतु/भाव)
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootभीषा (प्रातिपदिक; from √भी ‘to fear’)

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