Rig Veda 8.49.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 49, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.49
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kāṇva family)
Devata: Indra (with his haris/āśus)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अजिरासो हरयो ये त आशवो वाता इव प्रसक्षिणः । येभिरपत्यं मनुषः परीयसे येभिर्विश्वं स्वर्दृशे ॥
Transliteration
ajirā́so hárayo yé ta āśávo vātā́ iva prasákṣiṇaḥ | yébhi r ápatyaṃ mánuṣaḥ parī́yase yébhi r víśvaṃ svàr dṛśé ||
Translation
Tes coursiers fauves sont rapides, infatigables, tels des vents dans leur élan. Par eux tu enveloppes la descendance des hommes; par eux tu fais voir à l’univers entier le ciel lumineux (svár).
Word by Word
अजिरासःswift, quick (ones)
अजिरासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअजिर (प्रातिपदिक) < √अज्/अञ्ज् (गत्यर्थ/वेग) (निरुक्त-परम्परा)
हरयःthe tawny (horses)
हरयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
येwho/which
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेto you (for you)
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आशवःswift
आशवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootआशु (प्रातिपदिक)
वाताःwinds
वाताः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवात (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
प्रसक्षिणःpowerful/able, prevailing
प्रसक्षिणः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-सक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक) < √सह्/√सक्ष् (समर्थ्य/सहने) (वैदिक विशेषण)
येभिःby which/with which
येभिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अपत्यम्offspring, progeny
अपत्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअपत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
मनुषःof Manu (of man)
मनुषः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमनु (प्रातिपदिक)
परीयसेyou go around/you encompass
परीयसे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-√इ (गत्यर्थ)
येभिःby which/with which
येभिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वम्all, the whole (universe)
विश्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वःheaven, light
स्वः:
Karma
TypeNoun (indeclinable-like in Vedic usage)
Rootस्वर्/स्वः (प्रातिपदिक; अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगः)
दृशेto see, for seeing
दृशे:
Prayojana
TypeVerbal noun (infinitival)
Root√दृश् (दर्शन) → दृश् (कृदन्त/इन्फिनिटिव-प्रयोगः)
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