Rig Veda 8.42.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 42, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.42
Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एवा वामह्व ऊतये यथाहुवन्त मेधिराः । नासत्या सोमपीतये नभन्तामन्यके समे ॥
Transliteration
evā́ vāṃ ahvé ūtáye yáthā́huvanta médhirāḥ | nā́satyā sóma-pītaye nábhantām anyaké samé ||
Translation
So rufe ich euch zur Hilfe, wie die Weisen euch zuvor gerufen haben; o Nāsatyas, kommt zum Trank des Soma. Mögen die anderen Kräfte in ausgewogener Einheit erglänzen.
Word by Word
एवाjust so; indeed
एवा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
वाम्you two (Aśvins)
वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (द्वि.)
अह्वेI call/invoke
अह्वे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (आह्वान)
ऊतयेfor help; for aid
ऊतये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootऊति-
यथाas; just as
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
आहुवन्तthey invoked/called
आहुवन्त:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (आह्वान) + आ
मेधिराःthe wise; the intelligent ones
मेधिराः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमेधिर-
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
नासत्या:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (proper epithet)
Rootनासत्य-
सोमपीतयेfor Soma-drinking
सोमपीतये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसोम-पीति-
नभन्ताम्let them/you (two) come near; approach
नभन्ताम्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√नभ्
अन्यकेin another (place/occasion)
अन्यके:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootअन्यक- (अन्य + क) अथवा अन्य-
समेin the assembly/meeting; in the gathering
समे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective (used substantively)
Rootसम-
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