Rig Veda 8.36.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 36, Mantra 2

Sukta 8.36

Rishi: Not specified in the provided excerpt; likely Kāṇva tradition for Mandala 8 Indra hymns.

Devata: Indra (with Maruts)

Chandas: As in 8.36.1; requires verification

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्राव स्तोतारं मघवन्नव त्वां पिबा सोमं मदाय कं शतक्रतो । यं ते भागमधारयन्विश्वाः सेहानः पृतना उरु ज्रयः समप्सुजिन्मरुत्वाँ इन्द्र सत्पते ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.36.2

Transliteration

prā́va stotā́raṃ maghavann áva tvāṃ píbā sómaṃ mádāya káṃ śatakrato | yáṃ te bhāgám ádhārayan víśvāḥ sehānáḥ pṛ́tanāḥ urú jráyaḥ sám apsu-jín marútvān índra sat-pate ||

Translation

Protect the singer, O bounteous one—protect also yourself (in us as your seat); drink the Soma for ecstasy, O hundred-powered. By the portion set for you, prevail over all battles, win the wide-going force and the victory in the depths, O Indra, lord of the true, companioned by the Maruts.

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Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward (intensifier/prefix)
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग) / प्र-

• अव: down, toward (prefix)
• अव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अव (उपसर्ग) / अव-

• स्तोतारम्: the praiser, singer
• स्तोतारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोतृ (प्रातिपदिक) < √स्तु (स्तवने)

• मघवन्: O bountiful one (Indra)
• मघवन्: —
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: मघवन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अव: down, toward (prefix)
• अव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अव (उपसर्ग) / अव-

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• पिब: drink!
• पिब: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पा (पाने)

• सोमम्: Soma (the pressed drink)
• सोमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• मदाय: for exhilaration, for intoxication
• मदाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद (प्रातिपदिक) < √मद् (हर्षे/मदे)

• कम्: whom? (which one?)
• कम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम/प्रश्न)

• शतक्रतो: O of a hundred powers/stratagems (Indra)
• शतक्रतो: —
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: शतक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि)

• यम्: whom/which
• यम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun (relative)
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम)

• ते: of you, your
• ते: —
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• भागम्: share, portion
• भागम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)

• अधारयन्: they placed/held (for you)
• अधारयन्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धृ (धारणे) with अधि-

• विश्वाः: all (the hosts/forces)
• विश्वाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (substantive)
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• सेहानः: prevailing, overpowering, conquering
• सेहानः: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: √सह् (सहने) → सेह् (वेद. परिपूर्ण/आर्ष) ; क्त/शानच्-प्रत्यय

• पृतनाः: battles, hostile hosts
• पृतनाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृतना (प्रातिपदिक)

• उरु: wide, far (greatly)
• उरु: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उरु (प्रातिपदिक)

• ज्रयः: rush, onset, impetuous drive
• ज्रयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्रय (प्रातिपदिक; वेद. ‘वेग/प्रेरणा/आक्रमण’)

• सम्: together, completely (prefix)
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग) / सम्-

• अप्सु: in the waters
• अप्सु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)

• जित्: conquering, victorious
• जित्: Kartā
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: √जि (जये) → जित् (कृत्)

• मरुत्वान्: accompanied by the Maruts
• मरुत्वान्: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: मरुत्वन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मरुत्’ + वत्)

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• सत्पते: O lord of the good/true (good lord)
• सत्पते: —
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: सत्पति (प्रातिपदिक; तत्पुरुष)