Rig Veda 8.52.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 52, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.52
Rishi: Kaṇva (self-referential to Kaṇva lineage: kaṇvavat)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Jagatī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यस्मै त्वं मघवन्निन्द्र गिर्वणः शिक्षो शिक्षसि दाशुषे । अस्माकं गिर उत सुष्टुतिं वसो कण्ववच्छृणुधी हवम् ॥
Transliteration
yásmai tváṃ maghavann indra gírvaṇaḥ śíkṣo śíkṣasi dāśúṣe | asmā́kaṃ gíra utá suṣṭutíṃ vaso kaṇvávac chr̥ṇudhī hávam ||
Translation
你赐予谁——慷慨的因陀罗、喜于颂歌者——以正当的增长，我们便属于那位奉献者。婆苏啊，请听我们的言辞与端美的赞颂；请听这呼唤，如同你曾听见迦ṇ婆族而使其振起。
Word by Word
यस्मैto whom
यस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वम्thou
त्वम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मघवन्O bountiful one
मघवन्:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
गिर्वणःO praised-by-songs
गिर्वणः:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootगिर्वणस् (प्रातिपदिक)
शिक्षःgrant! / give!
शिक्षः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootशिक्ष् (धातु)
शिक्षसिthou grantest / thou givest
शिक्षसि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootशिक्ष् (धातु)
दाशुषेto the worshipper/giver
दाशुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeParticiple (noun-like)
Rootदाश्वांस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दा/दाश् ‘to give, worship’)
अस्माकम्of us / our
अस्माकम्:
(सम्बन्ध)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गिरःsongs/words
गिरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand also
उत:
(समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
सुष्टुतिम्well-formed praise
सुष्टुतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसु-स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
वसोO good one / O wealthy one
वसो:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
कण्ववत्like Kanva
कण्ववत्:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable (comparative adverbial)
Rootकण्ववत् (तद्धित/अव्ययीभाव-प्राय)
शृणुधिhear!
शृणुधि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
हवम्invocation/call
हवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहव (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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