Rig Veda 8.8.11: Mandala 8, Sukta 8, Mantra 11
Sukta 8.8
Rishi: Vatsa (explicit)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अतः सहस्रनिर्णिजा रथेना यातमश्विना । वत्सो वां मधुमद्वचोऽशंसीत्काव्यः कविः ॥
Transliteration
atáḥ sahásranirṇijā ráthenā́ yātam aśvinā | vatsó vāṃ mádhumad váco ’śaṃsīt kā́vyaḥ kavíḥ ||
Translation
Darum kommet, o Aśvins, auf eurem Wagen, in tausend Strahlen gekleidet. Vatsa, der Seher der Kāvya-Eingebung, hat euch ein honigsüßes Wort gesprochen — Rede, die die Süße der Wahrheit trägt.
Word by Word
अतःfrom here; hence
अतः:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः (अदस्/इदम्-प्रातिपदिकात् निपातः)
सहस्रनिर्णिजाwith (a chariot) having a thousand adornments/coverings
सहस्रनिर्णिजा:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्र-निर्णिज् (प्रातिपदिकम्; बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समासः)
रथेनwith the chariot
रथेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिकम्)
यातम्come; drive hither (you two)
यातम्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिकम्)
वत्सःthe calf; (met.) the dear one/son
वत्सः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवत्स (प्रातिपदिकम्)
वाम्for you two; to you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
मधुमत्honey-sweet; pleasant
मधुमत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमत् (प्रातिपदिकम्)
वचःspeech; hymn; utterance
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिकम्)
अशंसीत्praised; lauded
अशंसीत्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootशंस् (धातु)
काव्यःpoetic; a poet (inspired)
काव्यः:
Kartā (वत्सस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootकाव्य (प्रातिपदिकम्)
कविःseer; sage
कविः:
Kartā (वत्सस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिकम्)
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