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Mantra 13

Sukta 8.9

Rishi: Kāṇva (Kaṇva lineage)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)

यदद्याश्विनावहं हुवेय वाजसातये । यत्पृत्सु तुर्वणे सहस्तच्छ्रेष्ठमश्विनोरवः ॥

यद॒द्याश्विना॑व॒हं हु॒वेय॒ वाज॑सातये । यत्पृ॒त्सु तु॒र्वणे॒ सह॒स्तच्छ्रेष्ठ॑म॒श्विनो॒रव॑: ॥

yád adyā́śvināv aháṃ huvḗya vā́jasātaye | yát pṛtsú turváṇe sáhas tác chrḗṣṭham aśvínor ávaḥ ||

If today I call the Aśvins for the winning of plenitude of force (vāja), then in the battles, for overcoming, that might is the most excellent help of the Aśvins.

यत् । अ॒द्य । अ॒श्विनौ॑ । अ॒हम् । हु॒वेय॑ । वाज॑ऽसातये । यत् । पृ॒त्ऽसु । तु॒र्वणे॑ । सहः॑ । तत् । श्रेष्ठ॑म् । अ॒श्विनोः॑ । अवः॑ ॥यत् । अद्य । अश्विनौ । अहम् । हुवेय । वाजसातये । यत् । पृत्सु । तुर्वणे । सहः । तत् । श्रेष्ठम् । अश्विनोः । अवः ॥yat | adya | aśvinau | aham | huveya | vāja-sātaye | yat | pṛt-su | turvaṇe | sahaḥ | tat | śreṣṭham | aśvinoḥ | avaḥ

यत्when/if/that
यत्:
TypeIndeclinable (relative pronoun used as conjunction)
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
अद्यtoday/now
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa (time)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (avyaya)
आश्विनाव्O Aśvins
आश्विनाव्:
Sampradāna (addressed recipients)
TypeNoun (dual proper epithet)
Rootआश्विन (prātipadika; ‘of the Aśvins’)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
हुवेयmay I invoke/call
हुवेय:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वे (ह्वयति/ह्वयते) ‘to call, invoke’
वाजसातयेfor the winning of the prize (strength)
वाजसातये:
Sampradāna (purpose/benefit)
TypeNoun
Rootवाजसाति (prātipadika; ‘winning of prize/strength’)
यत्when/that
यत्:
TypeIndeclinable (relative pronoun used as conjunction)
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
पृत्सुin battles
पृत्सु:
Adhikaraṇa (location/sphere)
TypeNoun
Rootपृत्/पृत्स् (prātipadika; ‘battle, contest’)
तुर्वणे(with/for) Túrvaṇa / the impetuous one
तुर्वणे:
Adhikaraṇa (with/at/for Túrvaṇa—contextual locus/association)
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootतुर्वण (prātipadika; epithet ‘overpowering/impetuous’; also used as a proper/epithetic name in RV)
सहःstrength, might
सहः:
Karma (that which is achieved/manifested)
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (prātipadika; ‘strength, might’)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (correlative ‘that’)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
श्रेष्ठम्best, most excellent
श्रेष्ठम्:
Karma (predicate/qualifier of ‘that’)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ (prātipadika; superlative of √श्रि/श्री ‘to excel, be eminent’)
अश्विनोःof the Aśvins
अश्विनोः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun (dual proper)
Rootअश्विन् (prātipadika; the Aśvins)
अवःhelp, aid, favor
अवः:
Karma (the ‘help’ being spoken of)
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (prātipadika; ‘help, aid, favor’)