Mantra 6
Sukta 8.5
Rishi: Traditionally attributed within RV 8.5 to Aśvin-hymn composers of the Kāṇva milieu (Kāṇva/Pragātha tradition); exact r̥ṣi for this single verse not isolated here.
Devata: Aśvinau (the Twin Horsemen), invoked as swift helpers and bringers of boons through the hymn context (8.5.7+ explicit).
Chandas: Likely Jagatī/Tr̥ṣṭubh-family in 8.5 pragātha style; exact meter per verse requires pada syllable count validation.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ता सुदेवाय दाशुषे सुमेधामवितारिणीम् । घृतैर्गव्यूतिमुक्षतम् ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
ता सु॑दे॒वाय॑ दा॒शुषे॑ सुमे॒धामवि॑तारिणीम् । घृ॒तैर्गव्यू॑तिमुक्षतम् ॥
Transliteration
tā súdevāya dāśúṣe sumedhā́m avitā́riṇīm | ghṛtáir gavyū́tim ukṣatam ||
Translation
Pour out for the giver to the Good-God the rich and luminous intelligence that bears us safely across; and with the clarified light-oil anoint and strengthen the ‘cow-path’—the track of illumining rays within us.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
ता । सु॒ऽदे॒वाय॑ । दा॒शुषे॑ । सु॒ऽमे॒धाम् । अवि॑ऽतारिणीम् । घृ॒तैः । गव्यू॑तिम् । उ॒क्ष॒त॒म् ॥ता । सुदेवाय । दाशुषे । सुमेधाम् । अवितारिणीम् । घृतैः । गव्यूतिम् । उक्षतम् ॥tā | su-devāya | dāśuṣe | su-medhām | avi-tāriṇīm | ghṛtaiḥ | gavyūtim | ukṣatam
Word by Word
ताःthose (f.) / these
ताः:
Kartā (स्तुत्याः/आहूतयः—‘they/these’ as subject) / Karma (if taken as object in context)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुदेवायto the good/divine one
सुदेवाय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक: सु- + देव)
दाशुषेto the worshipper/giver (offerer)
दाशुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeParticiple (perfect/agentive, used as noun)
Rootदाश्वस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दाश् ‘to give, to worship/offer’)
सुमेधाम्good wisdom / good insight
सुमेधाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसुमेधा (प्रातिपदिक: सु- + मेधा)
अवितारिणीम्protecting, saving (f.)
अवितारिणीम्:
Karma (विशेषण of सुमेधाम्)
TypeAdjective (f.)
Rootअवितारिणी (प्रातिपदिक; अवि-तारिणी ‘protecting/saving’; from √तॄ/तॄ ‘to cross, carry over’ with avi-/ava- sense ‘help, protect’)
घृतैःwith ghee (clarified butter)
घृतैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक)
गव्यूतिम्cattle-track; pasture-path; (ritual) course/way
गव्यूतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगव्यूति (प्रातिपदिक)
उक्षतम्sprinkle/anoint (you all)
उक्षतम्:
(मुख्य क्रिया) — कर्म: गव्यूतिम्; करण: घृतैः
TypeVerb
Root√उक्ष् (धातु: ‘to sprinkle; to anoint; to pour’)