Rig Veda 8.6.23: Mandala 8, Sukta 6, Mantra 23
Sukta 8.6
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; verify metrically)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ न इन्द्र महीमिषं पुरं न दर्षि गोमतीम् । उत प्रजां सुवीर्यम् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ na indra mahī́m íṣam púraṃ na darṣi gómatīm | utá prajā́ṃ su-vī́ryam ||
Translation
Hỡi Indra, xin hãy đến với chúng con, mang theo sức nuôi dưỡng rộng lớn—như một thành lũy vững bền giàu ánh sáng và đàn bò; lại nữa, xin ban cho con cháu và sự sung mãn của dũng lực chân chính (su-vīrya).
Word by Word
आhither, towards (invocation/approach)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana (addressed deity)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
महीम्great
महीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमही (स्त्री; ‘मह्’/‘महत्’ भाव)
इषम्refreshment, nourishment, strength
इषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा (प्रातिपदिक: इष् f.)
पुरम्a stronghold, fortress
पुरम्:
Karma (उपमान-रूपेण)
TypeNoun
Rootपुर्/पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
दर्षिshow (to us), reveal
दर्षि:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
गोमतीम्rich in cows, cattle-abounding
गोमतीम्:
Karma (उपमान-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand also, moreover
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
प्रजाम्offspring, progeny
प्रजाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
सुवीर्यम्good heroism, excellent manly power
सुवीर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + वीर्य)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
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