Rig Veda 8.26.5: Mandala 8, Sukta 26, Mantra 5
Sukta 8.26
Devata: Aśvinau
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
जुहुराणा चिदश्विना मन्येथां वृषण्वसू । युवं हि रुद्रा पर्षथो अति द्विषः ॥
Transliteration
juhurāṇā́ cid aśvinā manyethāṃ vṛṣaṇvasū | yuváṃ hí rudrā párṣatho áti dvíṣaḥ ||
Translation
يا أشفين، حتى حين نتزعزع، تلتفتان إلينا، يا صاحبي الوفرة القوية؛ فإنكما، أيها القويّان، تعبران بنا إلى ما وراء الكارهين—إلى ما وراء حركات العداء.
Word by Word
जुहुराणा(you) two offering/performing oblations
जुहुराणा:
विशेषण (सम्बोधन/कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध) — ‘अश्विना’ का विशेषण
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootजुहुराणा- (प्रातिपदिक; √जुह्/√हु ‘to pour, offer’ से निष्पन्न, ‘जुहुराण’ = ‘होम/आहुति करनेवाला/करती’)
चित्even, indeed
चित्:
निपात (बल/अपि-अर्थ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
अश्विनाthe two Aśvins
अश्विना:
कर्तृ (मुख्य कर्ता)
TypeNoun (proper, dual deity-name)
Rootअश्विन्- (प्रातिपदिक; अश्व ‘horse’ से)
मन्येथाम्you two think/suppose
मन्येथाम्:
क्रिया (अश्विना-कर्तृक)
TypeVerb
Root√मन् (मन्यते) ‘to think, suppose’
वृषण्वसूO two strong/good-wealthed ones
वृषण्वसू:
सम्बोधन (अश्विनौ प्रति)
TypeNoun (epithet, vocative)
Rootवृषण्वसु- (प्रातिपदिक; वृषन् ‘bull/strong’ + वसु ‘good/wealth’)
युवम्you two
युवम्:
कर्तृ (प्रकट कर्ता)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिfor, indeed
हि:
निपात (हेतु/निश्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
रुद्राO two Rudras (Rudra-like ones)
रुद्रा:
सम्बोधन (अश्विनौ प्रति; ‘हे रुद्रौ’ = ‘रुद्र-सदृशौ/रुद्र-सम्बद्धौ’)
TypeNoun (proper, vocative)
Rootरुद्र- (प्रातिपदिक; देव-नाम)
पर्षथःyou two carry across / rescue
पर्षथः:
क्रिया (युवम्-कर्तृक)
TypeVerb
Root√पॄ/√पृ (पर्षति) ‘to carry across, bring over, save’
अतिover, beyond
अति:
क्रियाविशेषण (अतिक्रम-अर्थ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
द्विषःhaters, enemies
द्विषः:
कर्म (अति + पर्षथः के साथ: ‘द्विषः अति’ = ‘शत्रुओं के पार/उनसे परे’)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विष्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘hater, enemy’)
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