Rig Veda 8.13.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 13, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.13
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तमह्वे वाजसातय इन्द्रं भराय शुष्मिणम् । भवा नः सुम्ने अन्तमः सखा वृधे ॥
Transliteration
tám ahvé vā́jasātaye índraṃ bhárāya śuṣmíṇam | bhávā naḥ sumné ántamaḥ sákhā vṛdhé ||
Translation
我呼唤他——因陀罗，强力者——为赢得力量的丰盈，为承载我们的重担；愿你在恩惠的福乐中，成为我们最近的朋友，作我们增长的增益者。
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अह्वेI call / invoke
अह्वे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वे (ह्वा) ‘आह्वाने’
वाजसातयेfor the winning of prizes
वाजसातये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootवाजसाति- (प्रातिपदिक; वाज ‘prize/strength’ + साति ‘winning’)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
भरायfor support / for battle (aid)
भराय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootभर- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bearing, support, battle/strife’)
शुष्मिणम्the vigorous, mighty
शुष्मिणम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootशुष्मिन्- (प्रातिपदिक; शुष्म ‘might, vigor’ + -इन्)
भवाbe (become)
भवा:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भू ‘सत्तायाम्’
नःfor us / of us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुम्नेin (your) favor / grace
सुम्ने:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootसुम्न- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘favor, grace, good will’)
अन्तमःthe nearest / most intimate
अन्तमः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्तम- (प्रातिपदिक; superlative of अन्त ‘near/end’)
सखाfriend
सखा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसखि- (प्रातिपदिक)
वृधेfor (our) increase / strengthening
वृधे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootवृध्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘growth, increase, strengthening’)
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