Rig Veda 8.8.18: Mandala 8, Sukta 8, Mantra 18
Sukta 8.8
Rishi: Priyamedhāḥ (seer-family) (explicit in verse)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ वां विश्वाभिरूतिभिः प्रियमेधा अहूषत । राजन्तावध्वराणामश्विना यामहूतिषु ॥
Transliteration
ā vāṃ víśvābhir ūtíbhiḥ priyámedhā ahūṣata | rājántāv adhvarā́ṇām aśvinā yā́mahūtiṣu ||
Translation
Mit all euren Hilfskräften haben die Priyamedhas euch hierher gerufen. O Aśvins, als Könige der Opferhandlungen strahlend, kommt in den festgesetzten Anrufungen und rechten Gängen des Opfers — und waltet in uns als leitende Mächte.
Word by Word
आhither, towards (preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
वाम्you two
वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वाभिःwith all
विश्वाभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊतिभिःwith helps, with protections
ऊतिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक; from √अव्/√ऊ ‘to help, protect’)
प्रियमेधाःthe Priyamedhas (singers/poets)
प्रियमेधाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper name / epithet)
Rootप्रियमेध (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having dear/pleasing wisdom/skill’)
अहूषतthey called/invoked
अहूषत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (आह्वाने) with augment a-; Vedic aorist middle
राजन्तौshining, ruling (the two)
राजन्तौ:
Viśeṣaṇa (of अश्विना) / Kartā (in apposition)
TypeAdjective (participle)
Root√राज् (दीप्तौ/राज्ये) → राजन्त् (present participle)
अध्वराणाम्of the sacrifices (adhvaras)
अध्वराणाम्:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्विनाthe Aśvins (the two horsemen)
अश्विना:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; dual deity-name)
याम्the course/coming (journey)
याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootया (प्रातिपदिक; ‘going/way, course’)
अहूतिषुin the invocations/calls
अहूतिषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootआहूति (प्रातिपदिक; from ā-√ह्वा ‘invocation, call’)
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