Rig Veda 8.24.28: Mandala 8, Sukta 24, Mantra 28

Sukta 8.24

Devata: Indra (continuity) / possibly a beneficent power addressed with subhage; kept as Indra-context

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires pada-length verification against a metrical index)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

यथा वरो सुषाम्णे सनिभ्य आवहो रयिम् । व्यश्वेभ्यः सुभगे वाजिनीवति ॥

Transliteration

yáthā varó suṣā́mṇe saníbhya ā́vaho rayím | vyàśvebhyaḥ subhage vājínīvati ||

Translation

Como quien elige rectamente, trae la plenitud del ser a los que ganan la victoria; para los poderes de anchos caballos, oh afortunada, oh portadora del vājín, la fuerza vivificante.

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Word by Word

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: Adhikaraṇa (तुलनार्थ-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)

• वरः: a chosen one / excellent man (the suitor, the best)
• वरः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुषाम्णे: for good fortune / for well-being
• सुषाम्णे: Sampradāna (प्रयोजन/हितार्थ दत्तिः)
• Type: Noun (abstract) / Adjective (as dative of purpose)
• Root: सु-षामन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘षामन्’ = शमन/शाम्यति-सम्बद्ध ‘शान्ति/कल्याण’ भावः)

• सनिभ्यः: from gains / from winnings (sources of acquisition)
• सनिभ्यः: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सनि’ = लाभ/प्राप्ति/वृद्धि, ‘गैन’ इत्यादि धात्वर्थ-सम्बद्ध)

• आ: hither, towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग)

• वहो: carry/bring (you bring!)
• वहो: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)

• रयिम्: wealth, riches
• रयिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रयि (प्रातिपदिक)

• वि: forth, widely
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग)

• अश्वेभ्यः: to the horses
• अश्वेभ्यः: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुभगे: O fortunate one
• सुभगे: (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective (vocative)
• Root: सु-भग (प्रातिपदिक)

• वाजिनीवति: O prize-winning/strong one (rich in steeds/strength)
• वाजिनीवति: (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective (vocative)
• Root: वाजिनीवत् (प्रातिपदिक; वाजिन् ‘prize/strength’ + -वत्)