Rig Veda 8.22.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 22, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.22
Devata: Aśvins (Nāsatyā)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इह त्या पुरुभूतमा देवा नमोभिरश्विना । अर्वाचीना स्ववसे करामहे गन्तारा दाशुषो गृहम् ॥
Transliteration
ihá tyā́ puru-bhūtamā devā́ namóbhir aśvínā | arvācīnā́ svávase karāmahe gántārā dāśúṣo gṛhám ||
Translation
هنا نجعلكما—الأكثرَ تلوّنًا في التكوّن—يا أشفينين إلهيَّين، بأفعالِ توقيرِنا، مُنْعَطِفَيْن إلى ههنا لبهجةِ قوّتِكما: تعاليا، أيها السائرَان، إلى بيتِ المُعطي.
Word by Word
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
त्याthose (two)
त्या:
Karma
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुभूतमाmost manifold/most beneficent
पुरुभूतमा:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरुभूतम (प्रातिपदिक; पुरु- + भूत + -तम)
देवाO you two gods
देवा:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
नमोभिःwith obeisances
नमोभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्वाचीनाःcoming hitherward
अर्वाचीनाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्वाचीन (प्रातिपदिक)
स्ववसेfor (our) own good/prosperity
स्ववसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootस्ववस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्व’ + वस्/वस ‘good, wealth, benefit’)
करामहेwe make/do (we perform)
करामहे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
गन्ताराthe two goers/arrivers
गन्तारा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agent) / Epithet
Rootगन्तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √गम्)
दाशुषःof the worshipper/giver
दाशुषः:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun (agent) / Adjective
Rootदाशुष् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दाश्/दश् ‘to give, worship’)
गृहम्house, home
गृहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगृह (प्रातिपदिक)
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