Rig Veda 8.26.9: Mandala 8, Sukta 26, Mantra 9
Sukta 8.26
Devata: Aśvinau (the twin horsemen; divine healers and bringers of swift help)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वयं हि वां हवामह उक्षण्यन्तो व्यश्ववत् । सुमतिभिरुप विप्राविहा गतम् ॥
Transliteration
vayáṃ hí vā́m hávāmaha ukṣaṇyánto vyaśvá-vat | sumatíbhir úpa viprāv ihá̄́ ā́ gatam ||
Translation
فإنّا حقًّا ندعوكما كليكما، نامين في قوّة النفس الفتيّة وفي فيض الطاقات؛ تعاليا إلى هنا إلينا، أيها المُستنيران، واقتربا بقياداتٍ سعيدة (إلهاماتٍ قَويمة).
Word by Word
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
वाम्you two
वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक)
हवामहwe call/invoke
हवामह:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (ह्वयति/ह्वायति) ‘आह्वाने’
उक्षण्यन्तःgrowing strong/striving, vigorous
उक्षण्यन्तः:
कर्तृ (वयम्-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootउक्षण्यन्त् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √उक्ष्/√वह्-सम्बद्ध ‘बल/वृद्धि/उत्साह’ अर्थे; वैदिक प्रयोग)
व्यश्ववत्with horses; horse-possessing (as an adverbial qualifier)
व्यश्ववत्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootव्यश्ववत् (प्रातिपदिक; वि- + अश्व ‘horse’ + -वत् ‘possessing’)
सुमतिभिःwith good thoughts/favours
सुमतिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसुमति (सु- + मति) (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)
उपnear, towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
विप्रौO you two inspired ones/sages
विप्रौ:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (पुंलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)
इहाhere
इहा:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय) + आ (निपात) → इहा
गतम्come (hither)!
गतम्:
—
TypeVerb (imperatival participle used as injunctive/imperative) / Participle
Root√गम् ‘गतौ’ (गत- कृदन्त)
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