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Rig Veda 8.26.20: Mandala 8, Sukta 26, Mantra 20

Sukta 8.26

Devata: Vāyu

युक्ष्वा हि त्वं रथासहा युवस्व पोष्या वसो । आन्नो वायो मधु पिबास्माकं सवना गहि ॥

yukṣvā́ hí tvaṃ rathāsáhā yuvásva póṣyā vaso | ā́n no vāyo mádhu pibāsmā́kaṃ sávānā gáhi ||

Spanne an; denn du bist der Herr der Wagenmacht; verjünge dich in deiner Kraft, o Vasu, Spender des Gedeihens. Dann, o Vāyu, trink den Honigtrank und komm zu unseren Pressungen (savana).

युक्ष्वyoke (harness)!
युक्ष्व:
TypeVerb
Rootयुज् (धातु)
हिfor/indeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रथासहO chariot-mighty (one)
रथासह:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootरथ-सह (प्रातिपदिक; सह = √सह्)
युवस्वyoke/attach!
युवस्व:
TypeVerb
Rootयु (धातु; ‘युव्/यु’ = ‘to join/yoke/attach’—Vedic usage)
पोष्याःnourishing (things/benefits)
पोष्याः:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootपोष्य (प्रातिपदिक; √पुष् ‘to thrive, nourish’)
वसोO good one / O wealthy one
वसो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
hither, to
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वायोO Vāyu
वायो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootवायु (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुsweet drink / honey (Soma)
मधु:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
पिबdrink!
पिब:
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
अस्माकम्of us / our
अस्माकम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सवनानिpressings, Soma-offerings
सवनानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसवन (प्रातिपदिक)
गहिcome!
गहि:
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)

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