Rig Veda 8.4.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 4, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.4
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage; Kaṇvāḥ)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सहस्रेणेव सचते यवीयुधा यस्त आनळुपस्तुतिम् । पुत्रं प्रावर्गं कृणुते सुवीर्ये दाश्नोति नमउक्तिभिः ॥
Transliteration
sahásreṇeva sacate yavī-yúdhā yás ta ā́naḷ úpa-stutim | putráṃ prā́vargaṃ kṛṇute su-vī́rye dā́śnoti náma-ukti-bhiḥ ||
Translation
那以千般青春之兵器般随侍你者，且以近前的颂赞触及你者——他在英雄之力的境域中，塑成一子，作为向前引领的成果；以恭敬的宣言之辞，他得以成就圆满。
Word by Word
सहस्रेणwith a thousand (i.e., by a thousandfold/with thousands)
सहस्रेण:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
सचतेhe accompanies / he associates (with)
सचते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सच् (सचते)
यवीयुधाwith greater youthful vigor / more impetuously
यवीयुधा:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootयवीयुध् (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक/विशेषण)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेyour
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अनळुunwearied, not slack (tireless)
अनळु:
कर्तृ (यः … अनळु …)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनळु (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक)
उपस्तुतिम्praise, hymn of invocation
उपस्तुतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootउप-स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
पुत्रम्a son
पुत्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रावर्गम्pre-eminent one / foremost (as an excellent son)
प्रावर्गम्:
कर्म (पुत्रम् … प्रावर्गम् = ‘a son as an eminent/foremost one’)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रावर्ग (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक/याज्ञिक)
कृणुतेhe makes, he fashions, he brings about
कृणुते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (कृणुते)
सुवीर्येin good heroism / in excellent valor
सुवीर्ये:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसु-वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
दाश्नोतिhe attains, obtains
दाश्नोति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√दाश्/√दंश् (वैदिक ‘दाश्नोति’ = attains/obtains)
नमःreverence, homage
नमः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
उक्तिभिःwith utterances / with hymns
उक्तिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootउक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
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