Rig Veda 8.22.11: Mandala 8, Sukta 22, Mantra 11
Sukta 8.22
Rishi: Sobharī Kāṇva
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Trishtubh/Jagatī mix (uncertain for this short verse; likely Trishtubh-like cadence)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यदध्रिगावो अध्रिगू इदा चिदह्नो अश्विना हवामहे । वयं गीर्भिर्विपन्यवः ॥
Transliteration
yád adhrígāvo adhrígū idā́ cíd áhno aśvinā hávām̐he | vayáṃ gī́rbhir vipanyávaḥ ||
Translation
Selbst wenn wir nur Adhrigāvas sind, ja Adhrigūs — dennoch rufen wir zu dieser selben Tageszeit die Aśvins; denn wir sind Sucher des erleuchtenden Wortes und bringen Hymnen dar.
Word by Word
यत्when / that
यत्:
Adhikaraṇa (काल-सम्बन्ध) / सम्बन्धसूचक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) अथवा यत् (सम्बन्ध-अव्यय)
अध्रिगावः(we) having/with firm (strong) cows; i.e., with sturdy cattle
अध्रिगावः:
Kartā (हवामहे इत्यस्य कर्तृ-समूहः ‘we’ के साथ)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअध्रि-गाव (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास; गो ‘cow’)
अध्रिगूO two strong-with-cows / firm-cow(-possessing) ones
अध्रिगू:
सम्बोधन/विशेषण (अश्विनौ के प्रति)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअध्रि-गु (समास; गु/गो ‘cow’)
इदाhere, now
इदा:
Adhikaraṇa (देश/काल) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद्/इदम् (अव्यय-प्रयोग; ‘here/now’)
चित्even, indeed
चित्:
सम्बन्ध-निपात (उपपद-बलवर्धक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय; निपात)
अह्नःof the day
अह्नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी: ‘of the day’)
TypeNoun
Rootअहन् (प्रातिपदिक ‘day’)
अश्विनाO Aśvins (you two)
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन् (देवनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हवामहेwe invoke / we call upon
हवामहे:
क्रिया (यज्ञीय आह्वान) ; कर्ता = वयम्
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (ह्वयति/हवते) ‘to call, invoke’
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गीर्भिःwith hymns / with songs
गीर्भिः:
Karaṇa (करण: ‘with hymns’)
TypeNoun
Rootगीर्/गिर् (स्त्री. ‘hymn, song, praise’)
विपन्यवःpraising, laudatory (singers)
विपन्यवः:
Kartā-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-पन्य (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; √पन्/पण्य ‘to praise/admire’)
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