Rig Veda 8.5.10 — Mandala 8, Sukta 5, Mantra 10

Sukta 8.5

Rishi: Kāṇva/pragātha tradition (RV 8.5).

Devata: Aśvinau

Chandas: To be validated.

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ नो गोमन्तमश्विना सुवीरं सुरथं रयिम् । वोळ्हमश्वावतीरिषः ॥

Transliteration

ā́ no gómantam aśvinā suvíraṃ suráthaṃ rayím | vóḷham aśvā́vatīr íṣaḥ ||

Translation

Bringt zu uns, o Aśvins, den rayí — die Fülle: reich an Rindern und Rossen, reich an heldenhaften Söhnen, mit gutem, rechtlaufendem Wagenlauf; bringt ihn, getragen von den Pferdekräften unserer Regungen.

Word by Word

• आ: hither; towards (us)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga) / ā (avyaya)

• नः: to us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (pronoun stem)

• गोमन्तम्: rich in cows; cattle-possessing
• गोमन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गो- + -मन्त् (possessive adj. stem)

• अश्विना: O Aśvins (Divine Horsemen)
• अश्विना: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (proper, vocative)
• Root: अश्विन्- (dual deity name-stem)

• सुवीरम्: abounding in heroes; having good men/sons
• सुवीरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- + वीर- (adj. stem)

• सुरथम्: having good chariots; well-charioted
• सुरथम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- + रथ- (adj. stem)

• रयिम्: wealth; treasure
• रयिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रयि- (noun stem)

• वोळ्हम्: borne/carried (to us); conveyable
• वोळ्हम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (past passive participial sense)
• Root: √वह् (vah) ‘to carry’ → वोळ्ह (PPP/adj. stem)

• अश्वावतीः: having horses; horse-rich
• अश्वावतीः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अश्व- + वत्/वती (possessive adj. stem)

• इषः: refreshments; invigorating offerings
• इषः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्/इषा- (noun stem)