Rig Veda 8.46.10: Mandala 8, Sukta 46, Mantra 10
Sukta 8.46
Devata: Indra (continuation of the Indra-savana sequence; 'mahāmaha' as laudatory vocative)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
गव्यो षु णो यथा पुराश्वयोत रथया । वरिवस्य महामह ॥
Transliteration
gavýo ṣu ṇo yáthā purā́śvayóta rathayā́ | varivasyá mahāmaha ||
Translation
ہمارے لیے روشنی کی طرف وسیع راستہ بنا، جیسا کہ پہلے تھا۔ گھوڑے کی طاقت سے اور رتھ کی طاقت سے۔ اے مہان، تو ہمارے آزاد گھر اور صحیح حرکت کو وسیع کر۔
Word by Word
गव्यः(he/it) being ‘of cattle’, cattle-rich
गव्यः:
Kartā (विधेय-विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootगव्य (गो-सम्बन्धी prātipadika; from गो)
सुindeed, well, surely
सु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (particle)
नःfor us; our
नः:
Sampradāna/Adhikaraṇa (हित/सम्बन्धः: ‘for us/our’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
यथाas, just as
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
पुराformerly, of old
पुरा:
Adhikaraṇa (कालः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
अश्वयःhorse-rich; having horses
अश्वयः:
Kartā (विधेय-विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्वय (अश्व-सम्बन्धी prātipadika; from अश्व)
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
रथयाःchariot-rich; having chariots
रथयाः:
Kartā (विधेय-विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootरथय (रथ-सम्बन्धी prātipadika; from रथ)
वरिवस्यroom, free scope; favour/help
वरिवस्य:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवरिवस् (n. ‘wide space, room, favour, help’ prātipadika)
महा-महpraise greatly!; magnify!
महा-मह:
—
TypeVerb (injunctive/imperative-like Vedic form used as exhortation)
Rootमहा-मह (Vedic kṛdanta/nominal: ‘greatly praising’; from √मह्/√मंह् ‘to honour/praise’ with intensification)
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