Rig Veda 8.93.9: Mandala 8, Sukta 93, Mantra 9
Sukta 8.93
Devata: Indra (implicit through vajra imagery; hymn context Indra)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
गिरा वज्रो न सम्भृतः सबलो अनपच्युतः । ववक्ष ऋष्वो अस्तृतः ॥
Transliteration
girā́ vájro ná sambhṛ́taḥ sá-balo ánapa-cyutaḥ | vavakṣé ṛ́ṣvo ástṛtaḥ ||
Translation
کلام کے ذریعے، ایک جمع کیے ہوئے بجلی کی طرح، طاقتور اور بے لچک، وہ بہت وسیع ہو گیا ہے، بلند، ناقابل شکست؛ منتری کلام اندر فتح کا ناقابلِ تباہی ہتھیار بناتا ہے۔
Word by Word
गिराby/with a hymn, with speech (praise)
गिरा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगिर्- (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक ‘वाणी/स्तुति’)
वज्रःthe thunderbolt
वज्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र- (पुं. प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
सम्भृतःcollected, gathered, well-assembled
सम्भृतः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-√भृ (भृ ‘to bear/carry’) → सम्भृत (कृदन्त, भूतकृदन्त/PPP)
सबलःstrong, mighty
सबलः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसबल- (प्रातिपदिक)
अनपच्युतःunfallen, not displaced, unwavering
अनपच्युतः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन- + अप-√च्युत (√च्यु ‘to fall/move away’) → अपच्युत (PPP)
ववक्षhas carried / has borne (forward)
ववक्ष:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वह्/√वक्ष् (वह् ‘to carry/drive’; RV perfect form)
ऋष्वःlofty, exalted, towering
ऋष्वः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋष्व- (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तृतःnot strewn/scattered; unspread; unbroken (firm)
अस्तृतः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ- + √स्तृ (स्तृ ‘to spread/strewn’) → स्तृत (PPP)
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