Rig Veda 8.57.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 57, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.57
Devata: Aśvins (Nāsatyas)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयं वां भागो निहितो यजत्रेमा गिरो नासत्योप यातम् । पिबतं सोमं मधुमन्तमस्मे प्र दाश्वांसमवतं शचीभिः ॥
Transliteration
ayáṃ vāṃ bhāgó níhito yajatre imā́ gíro nāsatyópa yātam | píbataṃ sómaṃ mádhu-mantam asmè prá dā́śvāṃsam avataṃ śácībhiḥ ||
Translation
હે યજત્ર (પૂજનીય) દ્વય, આ તમારો ભાગ અર્પિત રાખ્યો છે; હે નાસત્યાઓ, આ ગીરો પાસે નજીક આવો. અમારા માટે મધુમય સોમ પીઓ, અને તમારી શક્તિઓથી દાન આપનાર યજમાનને રક્ષા-પોષણ આપો.
Word by Word
अयम्this (here)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्for you two / of you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (युवाम्-प्रयोगः)
भागःshare, portion
भागः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
निहितःplaced, deposited
निहितः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootधा (धातु) → नि-धा; क्त (PPP)
यजत्रेO worship-worthy (two)
यजत्रे:
(Address)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootयजत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इमाःthese
इमाः:
Kartā
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गिरःsongs, hymns
गिरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
नासत्या:
(Address)
TypeNoun (proper epithet)
Rootनासत्य (प्रातिपदिक; अश्विनोः नाम)
उपnear, towards
उप:
(Directional)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/adverb)
Rootउप
यातम्come (you two)
यातम्:
(Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) + लोट्
पिबतम्drink (you two)
पिबतम्:
(Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु) + लोट्
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुमन्तम्honey-sweet, rich in sweetness
मधुमन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मेamong us / here with us
अस्मे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
(Directional/intensifier)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/adverb)
Rootप्र
दाश्वांसम्the giver, the worshipper who has given
दाश्वांसम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple (used as noun)
Rootदाश्वांस् (√दा/दाश् ‘to give’ → परिपूर्ण-प्रत्ययवत् कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अवतम्help/protect (you two)
अवतम्:
(Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootअव (धातु ‘to help/protect’) + लोट्
शचीभिःwith powers, with mighty deeds
शचीभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशची (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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