Rig Veda 8.8.19: Mandala 8, Sukta 8, Mantra 19
Sukta 8.8
Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (prob. Vatsa Kāṇva as named within the verse)
Devata: Aśvinau (the Ashvins)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; 8.8 commonly employs shorter meters—needs padamātrā verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ नो गन्तं मयोभुवाश्विना शम्भुवा युवम् । यो वां विपन्यू धीतिभिर्गीर्भिर्वत्सो अवीवृधत् ॥
Transliteration
ā nó gantam mayobhúvā́śvinā śambhúvā yuvám | yó vā́m vipanyū dhītíbhiḥ gīrbhír vatsó avīvṛdhat ||
Translation
Venez à nous, ô Aśvins, dispensateurs de joie, porteurs de paix; venez, vous deux. Car Vatsa, l’âme en quête, a accru votre puissance par ses pensées inspirées et par ses paroles hymniques.
Word by Word
आhither, towards (preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna (goal/beneficiary, idiomatically 'to us')
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun stem)
गन्तम्come (you two)!
गन्तम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
मयोभुवाO you two, bringing delight/joy
मयोभुवा:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootमयस् + भू (प्रातिपदिक/धातु-समास)
अश्विनाO Aśvins (the two horsemen)
अश्विना:
—
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
शम्भुवाO you two, bringing welfare/auspiciousness
शम्भुवा:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootशम् + भू (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
युवम्you two
युवम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (pronoun stem)
यःwho (he)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (relative pronoun stem)
वाम्of you two / for you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna (idiomatically 'for you two')
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (pronoun stem)
विपन्यूthe inspired/ardent (singer), the eager one
विपन्यू:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantival)
Rootविपन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
धीतिभिःwith thoughts/insights
धीतिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधीति (प्रातिपदिक) < धा/धी (to think, to set)
गीर्भिःwith hymns/songs
गीर्भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगीर् (प्रातिपदिक) 'song, hymn'
वत्सःthe calf (i.e., the young one; metaphor for the singer/offspring)
वत्सः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
अवीवृधत्strengthened, increased (made grow)
अवीवृधत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु) 'to grow, strengthen'
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