Rig Veda 8.20.15: Mandala 8, Sukta 20, Mantra 15
Sukta 8.20
Rishi: Sobharī Kāṇva (traditional attribution for RV 8.20, Kāṇva lineage)
Devata: Marutāḥ
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable for RV 8.20; verse-length and cadence align with common Marut hymns)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सुभगः स व ऊतिष्वास पूर्वासु मरुतो व्युष्टिषु । यो वा नूनमुतासति ॥
Transliteration
subhágaḥ sá va ūtíṣv ā́sa pū́rvāsu maruto vyùṣṭiṣu | yó vā nū́nám utā́sati ||
Translation
Ein gnädiges Geschick war Er euch in den Hilfen der früheren Morgenröten, o Maruts — Er, der auch jetzt gegenwärtig ist (als tragende Kraft).
Word by Word
सुभगःfortunate, auspicious
सुभगः:
Kartā (स्तुत्य/सम्बोधनार्थे—वाक्यस्य कर्तृ-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-भग (प्रातिपदिक ‘सुभग’)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वःfor you / of you
वः:
Sampradāna (अर्थतः ‘तुभ्यं/युष्मभ्यम्’—हित/लाभ-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
ऊतिषुin (your) helps, in protections
ऊतिषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक)
आसत्was / has been
आसत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
पूर्वासुin the former/earlier (ones)
पूर्वासु:
Adhikaraṇa (ऊतिषु इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
मरुतःO Maruts
मरुतः:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
व्युष्टिषुat the dawns / in the daybreaks
व्युष्टिषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootव्युष्टि (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक; ‘उषस्’/प्रभात-सम्बन्धः)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā (सम्बन्धवाक्ये)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
नूनम्now; indeed
नूनम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम् (अव्यय)
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
आसतिis / exists
आसति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
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