Rig Veda 8.3.9: Mandala 8, Sukta 3, Mantra 9
Sukta 8.3
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तत्त्वा यामि सुवीर्यं तद्ब्रह्म पूर्वचित्तये । येना यतिभ्यो भृगवे धने हिते येन प्रस्कण्वमाविथ ॥
Transliteration
tát tvā yā́mi su-vī́ryaṃ tád bráhma pūrvá-cittaye | yéna yátibhyo bhṛ́gave dháne hité yéna práskaṇvam ā́vitha ||
Translation
我寻求你那英雄之能；那即是梵言（brahman），为唤醒古老的觉知。 凭此你曾扶助奋行者——婆利古（Bhṛgu）——当宝藏被安置之时；凭此你曾护佑普拉斯坎瓦（Praskaṇva）。
Word by Word
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यामिI go/approach
यामि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) ‘to go, to approach’
सु-वीर्यम्good heroism/valour
सु-वीर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक) < वीर ‘hero’
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्मsacred formulation/prayer
ब्रह्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्व-चित्तयेfor the earlier/foremost intention (insight)
पूर्व-चित्तये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootचित्ति (प्रातिपदिक) ‘thought, intention’ + पूर्व (उपसर्ग/विशेषण)
येनby which
येन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यतिभ्यःto/for the ascetics
यतिभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootयति (प्रातिपदिक)
भृगवेto Bhṛgu
भृगवे:
Sampradāna
TypeProper noun
Rootभृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
धनेin wealth/at the prize
धने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधन (प्रातिपदिक)
हितेwhen set/appointed; in the beneficial (place)
हिते:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < धा ‘to place’ (नि-धि/हि-धि भाव) ‘placed, set; beneficial’
येनby which
येन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रस्कण्वम्Praskaṇva
प्रस्कण्वम्:
Karma
TypeProper noun
Rootप्रस्कण्व (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि-नाम)
आविथyou have helped/protected
आविथ:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (धातु) ‘to help, protect’ + आ- (उपसर्ग)
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