Rig Veda 8.26.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 26, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.26
Devata: Indra + Aśvinau (Nā́satyā) conjoint invocation
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ मे अस्य प्रतीव्यमिन्द्रनासत्या गतम् । देवा देवेभिरद्य सचनस्तमा ॥
Transliteration
ā́ me asyá pratī́vyam índra-nāsatyā gátam | devā́ devébhir adyá sacánaḥ-tamā ||
Translation
Kommt zu mir zu dieser erwidernden Begegnung, o Indra und Nāsatyas; o Götter, vereint euch heute mit den Göttern aufs innigste mit uns im gemeinsamen Zuge.
Word by Word
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
मेto me / for me
मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अस्यof this
अस्य:
—
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
प्रतीव्यम्the counter-attack/retaliation; the answering (aid)
प्रतीव्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतीव्य (प्रति + इव्य/ईव्य; प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
नासत्या:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootनासत्य (अश्विनौ; प्रातिपदिक)
गतम्come; arrived
गतम्:
Karma (as predicate to an implied object/goal) / Predicative
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootगम्
देवाO gods
देवा:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
देवेभिःwith the gods
देवेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
अद्यtoday; now
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
सचनस्तमाmost companionable; best ally
सचनस्तमा:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective
Rootसचनस्तम (स-चनस्-तम; प्रातिपदिक)
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