Rig Veda 8.8.13 — Mandala 8, Sukta 8, Mantra 13
Sukta 8.8
Rishi: Vatsa (Kāṇva)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ नो विश्वान्यश्विना धत्तं राधांस्यह्रया । कृतं न ऋत्वियावतो मा नो रीरधतं निदे ॥
Transliteration
ā no víśvāny aśvinā dhattáṃ rā́dhāṃsy áhrayā | kṛtáṃ na ṛtvíyāvato mā́ no rīradhataṃ nidé ||
Translation
Wahai Aśvin, bawalah kepada kami segala anugerah tanpa berlambat. Jadikan berdaya bagi kami karya mereka yang bergerak menurut musim dan tatanan yang tepat; janganlah serahkan kami kepada cela dan suara penyangkalan yang kian melemah.
Word by Word
आhither, towards (us)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga) / ā (nipāta)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary/for us)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
विश्वानिall (things), all
विश्वानि:
Karma (object)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (sarva-)
अश्विनाO Aśvins (Divine Horsemen)
अश्विना:
— (address)
TypeNoun (deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (dual stem)
धत्तम्place, bestow
धत्तम्:
— (predicate; governs object)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धत्ते/दधाति)
राधांसिgifts, bounties
राधांसि:
Karma (object of धत्तम्)
TypeNoun
Rootराधस्
अह्रयाswiftly, without delay
अह्रया:
Karaṇa (means/manner; adverbial)
TypeAdjective (instrumental qualifier)
Rootअह्र (adj. ‘unfailing, not sluggish’)
कृतम्done, accomplished
कृतम्:
Karma (as compared object with न)
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Rootकृ (PPP कृत)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (particle)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna (to/for us)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
ऋत्वियावतःyou two who possess/bring the proper rite/season (ritual-possessing)
ऋत्वियावतः:
Kartā (subject: you two)
TypeAdjective (possessive)
Rootऋत्वियावत् (possessive adj. from ऋत्विय ‘seasonal/ritual’)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (prohibitive particle)
नःus
नः:
Karma (object of रीरधतम्)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
रीरधतम्harm, injure, do wrong to
रीरधतम्:
— (predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootराध्/रन्ध् (Vedic: ‘to harm, injure, fail’)
निदेto/for blame, through reproach
निदे:
Sampradāna/Apādāna (dative of purpose/occasion: ‘for/through blame’)
TypeNoun
Rootनिदा (from नि+दा ‘to blame, revile’)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
Ask anything about this verse
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.