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Mantra 27

Sukta 8.2

Rishi: Unknown/unspecified in provided input.
Devata: Indra (with harī and girvaṇas epithets)
Chandas: Likely Tr̥ṣṭubh/Jagatī family; requires verification.

एह हरी ब्रह्मयुजा शग्मा वक्षतः सखायम् । गीर्भिः श्रुतं गिर्वणसम् ॥

एह हरी॑ ब्रह्म॒युजा॑ श॒ग्मा व॑क्षत॒: सखा॑यम् । गी॒र्भिः श्रु॒तं गिर्व॑णसम् ॥

ā́ ihá harī́ brahma-yújā śagmā́ vakṣataḥ sákhāyam | gī́rbʰiḥ śrutáṃ gírvaṇasam ||

Hither, here—let the two tawny steeds yoked to the inspired Word bring the Friend, the Strong; him who is made heard by our songs, Indra the accepter of the hymns.

आ । इ॒ह । हरी॒ इति॑ । ब्र॒ह्म॒ऽयुजा॑ । श॒ग्मा । व॒क्ष॒तः॒ । सखा॑यम् । गीः॒ऽभिः । श्रु॒तम् । गिर्व॑णसम् ॥आ । इह । हरी इति । ब्रह्मयुजा । शग्मा । वक्षतः । सखायम् । गीःभिः । श्रुतम् । गिर्वणसम् ॥ā | iha | harī iti | brahma-yujā | śagmā | vakṣataḥ | sakhāyam | gīḥ-bhiḥ | śrutam | girvaṇasam

एहhither, here (come!)
एह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (deictic particle) / इ (as in इह)
हरीthe two bay horses (of Indra)
हरी:
Kartā (as subject of वक्षतः) / or Karma (as object of implied ‘bring’)
TypeNoun (dual) / epithet
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्मयुजाyoked with/for the sacred formulation (brahman), hymn-yoked
ब्रह्मयुजा:
Kartā/Karma (agreeing with हरी)
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्मन् + युज (युज् ‘to yoke’) → बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष समास
शग्माstrong, vigorous, able
शग्मा:
Kartā/Karma (agreeing with हरी)
TypeAdjective
Rootशग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
वक्षतः(you two) bring / convey
वक्षतः:
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु) ‘to carry/bring’
सखायम्the friend (Indra)
सखायम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसखा (प्रातिपदिक)
गीर्भिःwith hymns
गीर्भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगीर् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘song, hymn’
श्रुतम्heard-of, renowned
श्रुतम्:
Karma (agreeing with गिर्वणसम्)
TypeAdjective (past passive participle used adjectivally)
Rootश्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (कृदन्त, भूतकृत) / or श्रुत (प्रातिपदिक) ‘famed’
गिर्वणसम्the song-praised one (Indra)
गिर्वणसम्:
Karma (apposition to सखायम्)
TypeNoun/Epithet
Rootगिर्वणस् (प्रातिपदिक; epithet of Indra ‘praised by songs’)