Rig Veda 8.87.5: Mandala 8, Sukta 87, Mantra 5
Sukta 8.87
Rishi: Priyamedhas (probable)
Devata: Aśvins
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ नूनं यातमश्विनाश्वेभिः प्रुषितप्सुभिः । दस्रा हिरण्यवर्तनी शुभस्पती पातं सोममृतावृधा ॥
Transliteration
ā nūnaṃ yātam aśvinā aśvebhiḥ pruṣitapsu-bhiḥ | dasrā hiraṇyavartanī śubhaspatī pātaṃ somam ṛtāvṛdhā ||
Translation
Come now, O Aśvins, with your horses that are swift and fire-splendid. O wonder-workers with golden paths, lords of beauty, drink the Soma—you who increase the Ṛta within us.
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
नूनम्now, indeed
नूनम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम् (अव्यय)
यातम्come (you two)!
यातम्:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) / yā ‘to go, come’
अश्विनाO Aśvins (Divine Twins)
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन (आह्वान)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक) / Aśvin
अश्वेभिःwith horses
अश्वेभिः:
करण (instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक) / horse
प्रुषितप्सुभिःwith (horses) sprinkled/wet in the waters (i.e., water-splashed, dewy)
प्रुषितप्सुभिः:
करण (instrument)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रुषितप्सु (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समासः) < प्रुषित + अप्सु
दस्राO wondrous/skillful (ones)
दस्रा:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective
Rootदस्र (प्रातिपदिक) / wondrous, skillful
हिरण्यवर्तनीO having golden tracks/paths
हिरण्यवर्तनी:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्यवर्तनी (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारयः) < हिरण्य + वर्तनī
शुभस्पतीO lords of splendour
शुभस्पती:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootशुभस्-पति (प्रातिपदिक; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) < शुभस् ‘splendour/beauty’ + पति
पातम्drink (you two)!
पातम्:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु) / pā ‘to drink’
सोमम्Soma (the pressed drink)
सोमम्:
कर्म (object)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक) / Soma
ऋतावृधाO strengthened by ṛta (cosmic order), truth-growing
ऋतावृधा:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतावृध (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारयः) < ऋत + वृध ‘growing/strengthened’
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