Rig Veda 1.22.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 22, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.22
Devata: Savitṛ
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सखाय आ नि षीदत सविता स्तोम्यो नु नः । दाता राधांसि शुम्भति ॥
Transliteration
sákhāya ā́ ní ṣīdata savitā́ stómyo nú naḥ | dātā́ rā́dhāṃsi śúmbhati ||
Translation
友よ、ここに座せ。いまわれらはサヴィトリ（Savitṛ）を讃歌すべきである。施与者は諸々の恵み（rādhāṃsi）を整え飾り、われらの得分を光の秩序に据える。
Word by Word
सखायःO friends / companions
सखायः:
सम्बोधन/कर्तृ (आमन्त्रणार्थे)
TypeNoun
Rootसखि- (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards
आ:
क्रियाविशेषण (दिशा/आगमन)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
निdown, in
नि:
क्रियाविशेषण (निवेशन/अधः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
षीदतsit down
षीदत:
क्रिया (आमन्त्रण/विधान)
TypeVerb
Rootसद् (धातु) < षद्/सीद् (वैदिक रूप)
सविताSavitṛ (the impeller, Sun-god)
सविता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ- (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोम्यःpraiseworthy, to be hymned
स्तोम्यः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootस्तोम्य- (प्रातिपदिक; स्तोम + य)
नुnow, indeed
नु:
वाक्य-सम्बन्धक/कालवाचक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दाताgiver
दाता:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeNoun (agent) / Adjective
Rootदा (धातु) → दातृ- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
राधांसिgifts, bounties
राधांसि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootराधस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
शुम्भतिadorns, makes splendid
शुम्भति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootशुभ् (धातु)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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