Rig Veda 8.78.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 78, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.78
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत नः कर्णशोभना पुरूणि धृष्णवा भर । त्वं हि शृण्विषे वसो ॥
Transliteration
utá naḥ karṇaśóbhānā purū́ṇi dhṛṣṇavā́ bhara | tváṃ hí śṛṇviṣé vaso ||
Translation
اور ہمارے لیے بہت سی چیزیں لاؤ جو اندرونی سننے کو خوبصورت بنائیں؛ انہیں لاؤ، اے بہادر، کیونکہ تم سنتے ہو، اے فراوانی کے مالک۔
Word by Word
उतand, also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (avyaya)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (possessor/related-to)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
कर्णशोभनाO ear-delighting/ear-pleasing one
कर्णशोभना:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootकर्ण-शोभन (तत्पुरुष-समास; शोभन < √शुभ्/शोभ् ‘to shine, be beautiful’)
पुरूणिmany (things)
पुरूणि:
कर्म (object)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun-like adjective
Rootपुरु (prātipadika)
धृष्णवाO bold one
धृष्णवा:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootधृष्णु (adj. ‘bold, daring’ < √धृष् ‘to dare’)
भरbring, bestow
भर:
क्रिया (verbal action)
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भृञ्) ‘to bear, bring’
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ (subject)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (avyaya)
शृण्विषेyou listen, you hear
शृण्विषे:
क्रिया (verbal action)
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु (शृणोति) ‘to hear’
वसोO Vasu / O beneficent one
वसो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootवसु (noun/epithet ‘good, beneficent; wealth’)
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