Rig Veda 8.22.10: Mandala 8, Sukta 22, Mantra 10
Sukta 8.22
Rishi: Sobharī Kāṇva
Devata: Aśvinau (divine physicians)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
याभिः पक्थमवथो याभिरध्रिगुं याभिर्बभ्रुं विजोषसम् । ताभिर्नो मक्षू तूयमश्विना गतं भिषज्यतं यदातुरम् ॥
Transliteration
yā́bhiḥ pakthám avatho yā́bhir ádhriguṃ yā́bhir babhrúṃ víjoṣasam | tā́bhir no makṣū́ tū́yam aśvinā gatam bhiṣajyátam yád ātúram ||
Translation
पहले पक्थ की मदद की थी। फिर अध्रिगु की मदद की। फिर बभ्रु की मदद की जब वो दुखी था। उसी ताकत से जल्दी आओ हमारे पास। जो भी हम में बीमारी है, उसको ठीक करो।
Word by Word
याभिःwith which (fem. instruments)
याभिः:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → या-
पक्थम्Paktha (a man/tribe)
पक्थम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper/tribal name)
Rootपक्थ (प्रातिपदिक; जन/नाम)
अवथःyou two helped/protected
अवथः:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: अश्विनौ)
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (रक्षण/पालन) धातु
याभिःwith which
याभिः:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् → या-
अध्रिगुम्Adhrigu (a man)
अध्रिगुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootअध्रिगु (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
याभिःwith which
याभिः:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् → या-
बभ्रुम्Babhrū (a man)
बभ्रुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootबभ्रु (प्रातिपदिक; नाम/विशेषण)
विजोषसम्well-pleased / delighting (one)
विजोषसम्:
कर्म (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootवि + जोष (√जुष् ‘to enjoy/be pleased’, क्तिन्/असुन्-प्रातिपदिक) → जोषस्; वि-जोषस्
ताभिःwith those (same means)
ताभिः:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → ता-
नःfor us / our
नः:
सम्प्रदान (हितार्थे) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
मक्षुquickly
मक्षु:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमक्षु (अव्यय)
तूयम्swiftly
तूयम्:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतूयम् (अव्यय)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; देवता-नाम)
गतम्come (you two)!
गतम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb (participle used imperatively)
Root√गम् (गत्यर्थ) → गत (क्त)
भिषज्यतम्treat (as physicians), heal!
भिषज्यतम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभिषज् (प्रातिपदिक ‘physician’) + √यम्/√यत्? (denom./causative sense ‘to treat’) → भिषज्यति;
यत्whatever / that which
यत्:
कर्म-सम्बन्ध (यद्… तद्-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun/Relative
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
आतुरम्the sick/afflicted (one)
आतुरम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootआतुर (प्रातिपदिक)
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