Rig Veda 8.4.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 4, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.4
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage; Kaṇvāḥ)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यद्वा रुमे रुशमे श्यावके कृप इन्द्र मादयसे सचा । कण्वासस्त्वा ब्रह्मभिः स्तोमवाहस इन्द्रा यच्छन्त्या गहि ॥
Transliteration
yád vā rumé rúśame śyā́vake kṛ́pe índra mā́dayase sácā | kaṇvā́sas tvā bráhma-bhiḥ stóma-vāhasa índrā́ yacchánty ā́ gahi ||
Translation
或与鲁摩（Ruma）、鲁沙摩（Ruśama）、夏耶瓦迦（Śyāvaka）、克利帕（Kṛpa）同伴而欢悦，因陀罗啊——然而迦ṇ瓦（Kaṇva）诸人以梵言（brahman）与颂歌（stoma）为载，牵引你至此：来吧，我们的灵感之言即是你的战车。
Word by Word
यद्if / whether
यद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (यद्-प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
रुमेin/at Rुमā (a place/name) / O Rumā
रुमे:
Adhikaraṇa (locative sense) / संबोधन
TypeNoun
Rootरुमा (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री)
रुशमेin/at Ruśama (a place/name) / O Ruśama
रुशमे:
Adhikaraṇa (locative sense) / संबोधन
TypeNoun
Rootरुशम (प्रातिपदिक; पुं)
श्यावकेin/at Śyāvaka (a place/name) / O Śyāvaka
श्यावके:
Adhikaraṇa (locative sense) / संबोधन
TypeNoun
Rootश्यावक (प्रातिपदिक; पुं)
कृपःthe miser / the wretched one (as an epithet)
कृपः:
Kartā (of implied ‘is/exists’ or as apposition) / संबोधन-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootकृप (प्रातिपदिक; पुं)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; पुं)
मादयसेyou rejoice / you become exhilarated
मादयसे:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (धातु) / मादयति (णिजन्त)
सचाtogether (with)
सचा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसच्/सच (अव्यय; सहार्थे)
कण्वासःthe Kaṇvas (seers)
कण्वासः:
Kartā (of यच्छन्ति) / स्तोतृ-समूहः
TypeNoun
Rootकण्व (प्रातिपदिक; पुं)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma (of यच्छन्ति) / also object of स्तोम-वाहसः (praise-bearing) contextually
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम)
ब्रह्मभिःwith sacred formulations / prayers
ब्रह्मभिः:
Karaṇa (instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; नपुं)
स्तोमवाहसःbearing hymns of praise
स्तोमवाहसः:
Kartā-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootस्तोम-वाहस् (समास; प्रातिपदिक; पुं)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; पुं)
यच्छन्तिthey offer / present / extend
यच्छन्ति:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु) → यच्छति
अन्त्याwith the final (one) / as the concluding (verse)
अन्त्या:
Karaṇa (instrument; ‘with the final (hymn/verse)’)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्त्य (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री)
आhither / towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
गहिcome
गहि:
Kriyā (आह्वान/आज्ञा)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
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