Rig Veda 8.98.12: Mandala 8, Sukta 98, Mantra 12
Sukta 8.98
Rishi: Unknown/uncertain (Anukramaṇī attribution not provided in input)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh or a short meter (verse is compact; confirm by scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वां शुष्मिन्पुरुहूत वाजयन्तमुप ब्रुवे शतक्रतो । स नो रास्व सुवीर्यम् ॥
Transliteration
tvā́ṃ śuṣmín puruhūta vājáyantam úpa bruve śatakrato | sá no rāsva suvī́ryam ||
Translation
Thee, O mighty one, O much-invoked, advancing the plenitude of force, I approach with my word, O hundred-skilled. Do thou give to us the good heroism.
Word by Word
त्वाम्you (as object)
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शुष्मिन्O mighty/strong one
शुष्मिन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootशुष्मिन् (प्रातिपदिक; शुष्म ‘बल/तेज’ + इन्)
पुरुहूतO much-invoked one
पुरुहूत:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative epithet)
Rootपुरुहूत (प्रातिपदिक; पुरु ‘बहु’ + हूत ‘आहूत/आह्वात’ < √ह्वा)
वाजयन्तम्bringing/impelling victory and prize (vāja)
वाजयन्तम्:
कर्म (त्वाम् का विशेषण)
TypeParticiple (present active)
Rootवाजयन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त; √वाजय्/वाजि (caus.) ‘वाजं प्रेरयति/वाजं जनयति’)
उपtowards, near; in supplication
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
ब्रुवेI speak / I address
ब्रुवे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ब्रू (वचने)
शतक्रतोO hundred-powered/wise one (Indra)
शतक्रतो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative epithet)
Rootशतक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक; शत ‘शत’ + क्रतु ‘शक्ति/योजना/कर्म’)
सःhe (you)
सः:
कर्तृ (रास्व इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (दातृक्रियायाम्)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रास्वgive, grant
रास्व:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√रा (दाने) / √रास् (दाने) — वैदिक आज्ञार्थरूप
सुवीर्यम्excellent heroism/valour
सुवीर्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसुवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक; सु- ‘उत्तम’ + वीर्य ‘वीरत्व/पराक्रम’)
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