Rig Veda 8.10.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 10, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.10
Rishi: Kāṇva (Kāṇva lineage)
Devata: Aśvinau (the Aśvins)
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यदन्तरिक्षे पतथः पुरुभुजा यद्वेमे रोदसी अनु । यद्वा स्वधाभिरधितिष्ठथो रथमत आ यातमश्विना ॥
Transliteration
yád antárikṣe pátathaḥ purubhujā́ yád vémé ródasī́ ánu | yád vā svadhā́bhir adhí-tiṣṭhathaḥ rátham áta ā́ yātam aśvinā ||
Translation
तुम दोनों हवा में उड़ते हो और बहुत देते हो, या दुनिया के पीछे चलते हो, या अपनी शक्ति से रथ में बैठते हो, तो वहाँ से अश्विन भाई हमारे पास आ जाओ।
Word by Word
यत्when/that which
यत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / यद्-शब्द
अन्तरिक्षेin the mid-air, in the atmosphere
अन्तरिक्षे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
पतथःyou two fly
पतथः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपत् (धातु) / पत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुभुजा(you) of many helps / many-armed (helpers)
पुरुभुजा:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु-भुज् (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास; प्रातिपदिक)
यत्when/that which
यत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इमेthese two
इमे:
Karma (गत्यनुगमनस्य विषयः)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रोदसीthe two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदसी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक; द्यावापृथिव्यौ)
अनुalong, following
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यत्when/that which
यत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
स्वधाभिःwith (your) own powers / by inherent might
स्वधाभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon
अधि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तिष्ठथःyou two stand / take your place
तिष्ठथः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
रथम्the chariot
रथम्:
Adhikaraṇa (अधि + द्वितीया; ‘upon the chariot’)
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
अतःfrom here; therefore
अतः:
Apādāna (प्रस्थान-बिन्दु) / हेतु
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः (अव्यय)
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यातम्come (you two)!
यातम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; देवता-नाम)
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