Rig Veda 8.87.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 87, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.87
Rishi: Priyamedha (as indicated by Priyameḍhāḥ in 8.87.3; hymn attribution likely to the Priyamedhas)
Devata: Aśvins
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
द्युम्नी वां स्तोमो अश्विना क्रिविर्न सेक आ गतम् । मध्वः सुतस्य स दिवि प्रियो नरा पातं गौराविवेरिणे ॥
Transliteration
dyumnī vāṃ stomo aśvinā krivir na seke ā gatam | madhvaḥ sutasya sa divi priyo narā pātaṃ gaurāv iveriṇe ||
Translation
مُشِعٌّ هذا النشيدُ لكما، يا أَشْفِنَين؛ كَرَشٍّ سريعٍ يدعوكما—فأقبِلا. ومن حلاوةِ السُّوما المعصورة، المحبوبةِ في السماء، يا بطلين، اشربا—كأنكما لامعانِ يسيران في الفضاءِ المنبسط.
Word by Word
द्यु॒म्नीsplendour; brilliance
द्यु॒म्नी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यु॒म्नि- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘dyumní’)
वाम्of you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमःhymn; praise
स्तोमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (deity-epithet)
Rootअश्विन्- (प्रातिपदिक; द्विवचन-सम्बोधन)
क्रिविःthe ‘Krivi’ (name/epithet; the singer/poet)
क्रिविः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootक्रिवि- (प्रातिपदिक; विशेषण/नाम)
नlike; as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
सेकःsprinkling; pouring (libation)
सेकः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसेक- (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गतम्come; arrived
गतम्:
Karma
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√गम् (गच्छ्) + क्त (गत)
मध्वःof honey/sweetness
मध्वः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootमधु- (प्रातिपदिक)
सुतस्यof the pressed (Soma)
सुतस्य:
Apādāna
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसुत- (√सु ‘to press’ + क्त; ‘pressed’)
सःhe/that (one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दिविin heaven; in the sky
दिवि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ- (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रियःdear; beloved
प्रियः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय- (प्रातिपदिक)
नराO two men (Aśvins)
नरा:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootनर- (प्रातिपदिक)
पातम्drink (you two)!
पातम्:
(आह्वान-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पिबति/पाति) (आदेश/लोट्)
गौरौthe two tawny/bright ones (Aśvins)
गौरौ:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootगौर- (प्रातिपदिक)
अविवेरिणेto the unwearying/undaunted one (epithet; recipient)
अविवेरिणे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Root√वीर/√वेर (विवेरि-; desiderative/intensive base) + इन् (विवेरिन्) → अविवेरिन्
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