Rig Veda 8.5.26: Mandala 8, Sukta 5, Mantra 26

Sukta 8.5

Rishi: Traditionally attributed to a seer of the Aśvin-hymn cycle in RV 8.5 (exact r̥ṣi-name varies by Anukramaṇī tradition; commonly an Aśvin-praiser of the Kaṇva milieu).

Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā), the twin powers of swift aid and harmonious right-arrival.

Chandas: Likely Jagatī/Triṣṭubh-family cadence within RV 8.5 (requires full hymn metrical audit across verses).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

यथोत कृत्व्ये धनेंऽशुं गोष्वगस्त्यम् । यथा वाजेषु सोभरिम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.5.26

Transliteration

yáthotā́ kṛ́tvye dháne ’ṃśúṃ góṣv agástyam | yáthā vā́jeṣu sóbharim ||

Translation

Como (una vez ayudasteis) en la ganancia difícil de alcanzar, y como entre los rebaños luminosos sostuvisteis a Agastya, — así también, en las contiendas de la plenitud, fortaleced a Sobharī; que vuestra fuerza obre por nosotros en todo empeño.

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Word by Word

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (avyaya)

• उत: and, also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (avyaya)

• कृत्व्ये: in the act of doing / at the performance
• कृत्व्ये: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: कृत्व्य (prātipadika; from √कृ ‘to do/make’ with -त्व्य suffix)

• धने: in wealth / in the prize
• धने: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (prātipadika)

• अंशुम्: the Soma-stalk / Soma (pressed plant)
• अंशुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंशु (prātipadika)

• गोषु: among the cows / in cattle
• गोषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (prātipadika)

• अगस्त्यम्: Agastya (the seer)
• अगस्त्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्त्य (prātipadika; proper name)

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (avyaya)

• वाजेषु: in contests / in races / in prizes
• वाजेषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (prātipadika)

• सोभरिम्: Sobhari (the seer)
• सोभरिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोभरि (prātipadika; proper name)