Rig Veda 8.26.13: Mandala 8, Sukta 26, Mantra 13
Sukta 8.26
Devata: Aśvinau
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यो वां यज्ञेभिरावृतोऽधिवस्त्रा वधूरिव । सपर्यन्ता शुभे चक्राते अश्विना ॥
Transliteration
yó vāṃ yajñébhi rā́vṛto 'dhívastṛā vadhū́r iva | saparyántā śubhé cakrāte aśvinā́ ||
Translation
Quien os ha envuelto a ambos con sacrificios, como una novia se viste con sus vestidos — sirviéndoos, forja una belleza luminosa del ser, oh Aśvins.
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्ध-कर्ता; यः = ‘जो’)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्of you two / you two
वाम्:
सम्प्रदान/कर्म (सन्दर्भानुसार: ‘you two’ as object/goal)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञेभिःwith sacrifices
यज्ञेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) < √यज्
आवृतःcovered, encompassed
आवृतः:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम् (यः … आवृतः)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootआ-√वृ (वृञ् वरणे) + क्त (कृदन्त)
अधिवस्त्राwearing an over-garment
अधिवस्त्रा:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective/Noun (compound)
Rootअधि-वस्त्र (समास-प्रातिपदिक; अधि + वस्त्र)
वधूःa bride
वधूः:
उपमान-आधार (इव-उपमा)
TypeNoun
Rootवधू (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
उपमान-सूचक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
सपर्यन्ताthe two being worshipped / serving (ones)
सपर्यन्ता:
कर्तृ (अश्विनौ) / कर्तृ-विशेषणम्
TypeNoun/Adjective (agentive)
Rootसपर्यन्त् (प्रातिपदिक) < √सपऱ्य्/√सपृ (सेवा/पूजा) (वेद.)
शुभेtwo splendors / beauties
शुभे:
कर्म
TypeNoun (abstract) / Adjective used substantively
Rootशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
चक्रातेthey have made / have fashioned
चक्राते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करोति) — वेद. परस्मै/आत्मनेपद-परिपाटि; परिपूर्ण-रूप ‘चक्राते’
अश्विनाthe Aśvins (the two horsemen gods)
अश्विना:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper, dual deity)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; द्विवचन-देवता)
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