Rig Veda 8.33.9: Mandala 8, Sukta 33, Mantra 9
Sukta 8.33
Rishi: Unknown (hymn-level attribution required for RV 8.33)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
य उग्रः सन्ननिष्टृतः स्थिरो रणाय संस्कृतः । यदि स्तोतुर्मघवा शृणवद्धवं नेन्द्रो योषत्या गमत् ॥
Transliteration
yá ugráḥ sán naniṣṭṛ́taḥ sthiró ráṇāya sáṃskṛtaḥ | yádi stotúr maghávā śṛṇávad dhávan néndro yoṣatyā́ gamat ||
Translation
He who is fierce, unthwarted, firm—made ready for the battle: if the bountiful one hears the call of the singer, then Indra will not hold back; he will come with his willing delight.
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उग्रःfierce, mighty
उग्रः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सन्being
सन्:
Kartā
TypeVerbal adjective (participle)
Rootअस् (धातु) → सत्/सन् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त, शतृ)
अनिष्टृतःnot overcome, unconquered
अनिष्टृतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootनि-स्तृ (धातु; ‘to overcome/bring down’, with neg. अ-) → अनिष्टृत (कृदन्त)
स्थिरःfirm, steadfast
स्थिरः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
रणायfor battle
रणाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootरण (प्रातिपदिक)
संस्कृतःprepared, well-equipped
संस्कृतः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Rootसम्-√कृ (धातु) → संस्कृत (भूतकृदन्त, क्त)
यदिif
यदि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि (अव्यय)
स्तोतुःof the praiser
स्तोतुः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
मघवाMaghavan (bountiful one, Indra)
मघवा:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-विशेषण)
शृणवत्may he hear
शृणवत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु) → शृणवत् (विधिलिङ्/आज्ञार्थे; Vedic injunctive-like usage)
हवम्invocation, call
हवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहव (प्रातिपदिक) / √ह्वे (धातु ‘to call’) से भाव
नnot
न:
(negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय-निषेध)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
योषत्याwith pleasure, gladly
योषत्या:
Karaṇa
TypeAdverbial (instrumental form)
Rootयोषत्/योषति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘delighting/with delight’, Vedic adverbial instr.)
गमत्let him come
गमत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) → गमत् (लोट्/विधिलिङ्; Vedic injunctive/aorist-like imperative nuance)
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