Rig Veda 4.15.8: Mandala 4, Sukta 15, Mantra 8
Sukta 4.15
Devata: Aśvins (implied by the dual harī; continued from the preceding verse)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable; short 3-pāda form typical of gāyatrī-like verses)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत त्या यजता हरी कुमारात्साहदेव्यात् । प्रयता सद्य आ ददे ॥
Transliteration
u̱ta tyā́ yajatā́ hárī kumārā́tsāhadevyā́t | práyatā́ sadyá ā́ dade ||
Translation
Und auch jene beiden verehrungswürdigen Falben (Harī), vom Jüngling Sahadevya her,— bereit, spenden sie sogleich (uns ihren Beistand).
Word by Word
उतand; also; moreover
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
त्याthose two (f.)
त्या:
Kartā
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootतद्
यजताworthy of worship; venerable
यजता:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootयजत
हरीthe two Haris (the pair of tawny steeds / the two bays)
हरी:
Kartā
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootहरि
कुमारात्from the youth; from the young one
कुमारात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootकुमार
साहदेव्यात्from Sāhadeva’s (son/descendant of Sahadeva); from the Sāhadevya
साहदेव्यात्:
Apādāna
TypeAdjective (patronymic/epithet)
Rootसाहदेव्य
प्रयताset in motion; urged on; ready
प्रयता:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (past passive participle used adjectivally)
Rootप्र-यम्
सद्यःimmediately; at once
सद्यः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसद्यः
आtowards; unto; hither (intensifying/goal-directed)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / particle
Rootआ
ददेhe has given; he bestowed
ददे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदा (√दा, ‘to give’)
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