Rig Veda 8.25.5: Mandala 8, Sukta 25, Mantra 5
Sukta 8.25
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa (continuation of dual address; epithets ‘napātā… sukratū’ fit the paired sovereign powers)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नपाता शवसो महः सूनू दक्षस्य सुक्रतू । सृप्रदानू इषो वास्त्वधि क्षितः ॥
Transliteration
napā́tā śávasaḥ máhaḥ sūnū́ dákṣasya sukrátū | sṛprádānū iṣó vā́stv ádhi kṣitáḥ ||
Translation
يا ابني سَفَس (śavas) الجبّار، يا ابني دَكْشَ (dakṣa) ذي التمييز، يا حَكِيمَيْنِ في الفعل القويم (sukratū)—يا مانِحَيْنِ لتيّارات القُوَى السريعة—أقيما فوق موضع اندفاعاتنا (iṣ)، وثبِّتا مسكننا في المجاري المُغذِّية.
Word by Word
नपातःO descendants/sons (O offspring)
नपातः:
सम्बोधन (वाक्ये स्तुत्य-देवतासम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootनपात् (प्रातिपदिक; √नप्/नभ् ‘सम्बन्ध/उत्पत्ति’ इत्यस्य प्राचीन-नामधात्वर्थः; ‘वंशज/पुत्र’)
शवसःof might, of strength
शवसः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः ‘of might’)
TypeNoun
Rootशवस् (प्रातिपदिक ‘बल/तेज’)
महःof greatness
महः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः ‘of greatness’)
TypeNoun
Rootमहत्/महस् (प्रातिपदिक ‘महत्त्व/महिमा’)
सूनोO son
सूनो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु (प्रातिपदिक ‘पुत्र’)
दक्षस्यof Dakṣa / of skill
दक्षस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of Dakṣa/skill’)
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष (प्रातिपदिक ‘दक्षता/कौशल/दक्ष’)
सुक्रतूO good-minded/wise in rites
सुक्रतू:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootसु-क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक; सु + क्रतु ‘संकल्प/कर्म-शक्ति/यज्ञ-प्रज्ञा’)
सृप्रदानूO strong-giving/abundant-bestowing
सृप्रदानू:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootसृप्र-दानु (प्रातिपदिक; सृप्र ‘दृढ/तीक्ष्ण/शक्त’ + दानु ‘दानव/दानशील/प्रवाह’—वेदिक विशेषण-समास)
इषःof refreshment, of nourishment
इषः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of nourishment/refreshment’)
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा (प्रातिपदिक ‘इष्टि/आहार/बल/पोषण, refreshment’)
वास्तुdwelling-place, abode
वास्तु:
कर्म (अधि-उपपदेन: ‘upon/over the dwelling’)
TypeNoun
Rootवास्तु (प्रातिपदिक ‘निवास/आवास/स्थान’)
अधिupon, over
अधि:
अधिकारण-निर्देशक (स्थान-संबन्धः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
क्षितःof the settled people/dwellers
क्षितः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of the settled folk’)
TypeNoun (kṛdanta used substantively)
Rootक्षि (धातु ‘क्षयति/क्षिणोति’ ‘निवसति’ इत्यर्थे) → क्षित् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक ‘निवासी/जन’)
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