Rig Veda 8.9.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 9, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.9
Rishi: Kāṇva (Kaṇva lineage)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ नूनं रघुवर्तनिं रथं तिष्ठाथो अश्विना । आ वां स्तोमा इमे मम नभो न चुच्यवीरत ॥
Transliteration
ā nūnám raghúvartaniṃ ráthaṃ tiṣṭhātho aśvinā | ā vāṃ stómā imé máma nábho ná cucyavīrata ||
Translation
Steigt nun auf den schnell sich wendenden Wagen, o Aśvins. Zu euch steigen diese meine Lobgesänge empor und fallen nicht ab — wie der Himmel, die hohe Weite, fest und unbeirrbar.
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
नूनम्now, indeed
नूनम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम् (अव्यय)
रघुवर्तनिम्swift-turning, swift-rolling
रघुवर्तनिम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootरघु-वर्तनिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
तिष्ठथःyou two stand / mount / take your station
तिष्ठथः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
अश्विनाO Aśvins (Divine Twins)
अश्विना:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वाम्to you two / for you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
स्तोमाःpraises, hymns
स्तोमाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
इमेthese
इमे:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
ममmy
मम:
—
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
नभःsky, heaven
नभः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनभस् (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
चुच्यवीरतthey have moved/come in motion, have hastened
चुच्यवीरत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootच्यव् (धातु) / च्यु (धातु)
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