Rig Veda 8.5.36: Mandala 8, Sukta 5, Mantra 36
Sukta 8.5
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage; hymn-context of RV 8.5 commonly ascribed to Kaṇvas)
Devata: Aśvinau (the Ashvins)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; RV 8.5.36 is in a short 4×8 syllabic pattern)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
युवं मृगं जागृवांसं स्वदथो वा वृषण्वसू । ता नः पृङ्क्तमिषा रयिम् ॥
Transliteration
yuváṃ mṛgáṃ jā́gṛvāṃsaṃ svádat̤ho vā vṛṣaṇvasū | tā́ naḥ pṛṅktam iṣā́ rayím ||
Translation
Vosotros dos, oh Aśvins, fuertes en el derramamiento del deleite, os complacéis en la «fiera» despierta—el Buscador; entonces mezclad para nosotros, con la fuerza del alimento interior (iṣā), la plenitud del ser (rayi) en nuestra vida.
Word by Word
युवम्you two
युवम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मृगम्the wild beast / deer
मृगम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमृग (प्रातिपदिक)
जागृवांसम्awake, vigilant
जागृवांसम्:
कर्म (मृगम् इति विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootजागृ (धातु; परस्मैपद) → जागृवस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, परिपूर्ण/परिपक्व कृदन्त)
स्वदथःyou two make (it) sweet / you two relish
स्वदथः:
क्रिया (कर्तृ=युवम्)
TypeVerb
Rootस्वद् (धातु; ‘स्वादु/रुचि’ अर्थे)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
वृषण्वसूO you two ‘bull-like/giving wealth’ (epithet)
वृषण्वसू:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (Vocative epithet)
Rootवृषण्वसु (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-सम्बोधन/युगलदेवता-विशेषण)
ताthose two / you two (as objects addressed)
ता:
कर्म (पृङ्क्तम् इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us / to us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पृङ्क्तम्mix, unite, bestow (by combining)
पृङ्क्तम्:
क्रिया (कर्तृ=युवम्)
TypeVerb
Rootपृच्/पृङ्क् (धातु; ‘मिश्रणे/संयोजने’ अर्थे; वैदिक रूप ‘पृङ्क्ति’)
इषाwith nourishment / with refreshment
इषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘refreshment, nourishment’)
रयिम्wealth, riches
रयिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
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