Rig Veda 8.5.18: Mandala 8, Sukta 5, Mantra 18
Sukta 8.5
Rishi: Kāṇva (Kanva lineage)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; verify per edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्माकमद्य वामयं स्तोमो वाहिष्ठो अन्तमः । युवाभ्यां भूत्वश्विना ॥
Transliteration
asmā́kam adyá vāṃ ayám stómo vā́hiṣṭho ántamaḥ | yuvā́bhyāṃ bhūtv aśvinā ||
Translation
Hari ini kidung kami bagi kalian adalah yang paling membawa, yang paling dekat; wahai Aśvin, semoga ia menjadi ikatan hidup kepada kalian berdua, menarik daya kalian ke dalam kami.
Word by Word
अस्माकम्of us / our
अस्माकम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अद्यtoday / now
अद्य:
अधिकरण (काल-अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
वाम्to you two / of you two
वाम्:
सम्प्रदान (to you two) / सम्बन्ध (of you two) — context favors recipient
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक; 2nd person pronoun)
अयम्this
अयम्:
कर्तृ (of implied ‘is’)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमःpraise / hymn
स्तोमः:
कर्तृ (subject: ‘this praise-hymn’)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
वाहिष्ठःmost conveying / best bringing (i.e., most effective)
वाहिष्ठः:
विशेषण (qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootवाहिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; superlative of √वह ‘to carry/bring’ used adjectivally)
अन्तमःnearest / most intimate / last (superlative nuance)
अन्तमः:
विशेषण (qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्तम (प्रातिपदिक; superlative of अन्त ‘near/end/last’)
युवाभ्याम्by you two / with you two
युवाभ्याम्:
करण (by/with you two)
TypePronoun
Rootयुवाम् (2nd person pronoun, dual stem)
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)
TypeVerb (absolutive)
Root√भू (भवति) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
अश्विनाO Aśvins (you two)
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन (addressed deities)
TypeNoun (proper/theonym)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; dual deity-name ‘the Aśvins’)
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