Mantra 14
Sukta 8.73
Rishi: Atri (probable, as the hymn repeatedly references Atraye; traditional attribution to Atri or Atris in Aśvin hymns)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable: short refrain-like structure; exact meter requires full hymn scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ नो गव्येभिरश्व्यैः सहस्रैरुप गच्छतम् । अन्ति षद्भूतु वामवः ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
आ नो॒ गव्ये॑भि॒रश्व्यै॑: स॒हस्रै॒रुप॑ गच्छतम् । अन्ति॒ षद्भू॑तु वा॒मव॑: ॥
Transliteration
ā́ no gávye bhir áśvyaiḥ sahásrair úpa gacchatam | ánti ṣádbhūtu vāmávaḥ ||
Translation
Come to us near with your thousandfold riches of luminous herds and swift powers; may your help be near and truly present.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
आ । नः॒ । गव्ये॑भिः । अश्व्यैः॑ । स॒हस्रैः॑ । उप॑ । ग॒च्छ॒त॒म् । अन्ति॑ । सत् । भू॒तु॒ । वा॒म् । अवः॑ ॥आ । नः । गव्येभिः । अश्व्यैः । सहस्रैः । उप । गच्छतम् । अन्ति । सत् । भूतु । वाम् । अवः ॥ā | naḥ | gavyebhiḥ | aśvyaiḥ | sahasraiḥ | upa | gacchatam | anti | sat | bhūtu | vām | avaḥ
Word by Word
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga) / ā (avyaya)
नःof us; for us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary/for us)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
गव्येभिःwith cattle; with cows/oxen (bovine wealth)
गव्येभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootगव्य (गो-सम्बन्धिन्) < गो
अश्व्यैःwith horses; with horse(-wealth)
अश्व्यैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअश्व्य (अश्व-सम्बन्धिन्) < अश्व
सहस्रैःwith thousands
सहस्रैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र
उपnear; up to
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (upasarga/avyaya)
गच्छतम्(you two) come; go
गच्छतम्:
(verb; governs motion)
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
अन्तिnear; in the presence
अन्ति:
Adhikaraṇa (locative sense: ‘in proximity’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्ति (avyaya)
सत्being; let it be
सत्:
—
TypeKṛdanta (participle used adverbially)
Rootअस् (→ सत्, pres. participle) / सत् (prātipadika)
भूतुlet it be; may it become
भूतु:
(copular/optative wish)
TypeVerb
Rootभू
वाम्of you two; for you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna (to/for you two) or sambandha (of you two)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
अवःhelp; aid; favor
अवः:
Kartā (subject of ‘bhūtu’)
TypeNoun
Rootअवस्