Rig Veda 10.39.8: Mandala 10, Sukta 39, Mantra 8
Sukta 10.39
Devata: Aśvins (Nāsatyā)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
युवं विप्रस्य जरणामुपेयुषः पुनः कलेरकृणुतं युवद्वयः । युवं वन्दनमृश्यदादुदूपथुर्युवं सद्यो विश्पलामेतवे कृथः ॥
Transliteration
yuváṃ víprasya jaraṇā́m upa-īyúṣaḥ púnar ití kaléḥ akṛṇutaṃ yuvád váyaḥ | yuváṃ vándanam ṛśya-dā́d úd ūpathur yuváṃ sadyó viśpálām étave kṛ́thaḥ ||
Translation
汝ら二柱は、老いに至りし詠唱者（vipra）に再び若さを与え、ふたたび若者とした。汝らはヴァンダナ（Vandana）を狼の餌食、貪り尽くす運命より引き上げ、汝らはヴィシュパラー（Viśpalā）をただちに歩み出で得る者となした。――かくして汝らは前進の力を回復させる。
Word by Word
युवाम्you two
युवाम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विप्रस्यof the seer/poet
विप्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
जराम्old age
जराम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootजरा (प्रातिपदिक)
उपेयुषःhaving come upon (him), having approached
उपेयुषः:
विशेषण (विप्रस्य) / कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध
TypeParticiple (Perfect/Resultative) used adjectivally
Rootउप-इ (धातु √इ ‘to go’) → उपेयिवस्/उपेयुष् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
पुनःagain
पुनः:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
कलेःof Kali (a proper name; here a person)
कलेः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootकलि (प्रातिपदिक)
अकृणुतम्you two made
अकृणुतम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करोति)
युवद्वयः(into) your pair; as one of you two
युवद्वयः:
कर्म/फल (what he became) अथवा विधेय
TypeNoun
Rootयुवद्वय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘your pair’, from युवत्/युष्मद् + द्वय)
युवाम्you two
युवाम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
वन्दनम्Vandana
वन्दनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootवन्दन (प्रातिपदिक; proper name ‘Vandana’)
ऋश्यत्perishing/afflicted
ऋश्यत्:
विशेषण (कर्म)
TypeParticiple (present) used adjectivally
Root√ऋष्/ऋष्य (Vedic: ‘to be harmed/afflicted, to perish’)
आत्from (there); then
आत्:
अपादान/क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआत् (अव्यय; Vedic particle ‘from, then, thereupon’)
उद्up, out
उद्:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootउद् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ऊपथुःyou two raised/saved (him)
ऊपथुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पाथ/√पा? (Vedic: ‘to protect, help, bring across’; here with ud-: ‘raise up, rescue’)
युवाम्you two
युवाम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
सद्यःimmediately
सद्यः:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसद्यः (अव्यय)
विश्पलाम्Viśpalā
विश्पलाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootविश्पला (प्रातिपदिक; proper name ‘Viśpalā’)
एतवेto go
एतवे:
प्रयोजन (purpose)
TypeInfinitive
Root√इ (to go) → एतुम्/एतवे (infinitive)
कृथःyou two made (her able) / you two fashioned
कृथः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करोति)
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