Rig Veda 8.25.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 25, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.25
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सं या दानूनि येमथुर्दिव्याः पार्थिवीरिषः । नभस्वतीरा वां चरन्तु वृष्टयः ॥
Transliteration
sáṃ yā́ dānū́ni yemáthur divyā́ḥ pārthivī́r íṣaḥ | nábhasvatīr ā́ vāṃ carantu vṛ́ṣṭayaḥ ||
Translation
汝らが結び合わせて轭した流れ—天のもの、地のものなる諸衝動（iṣ）—が汝らへと向かって進まんことを。雲を携える霊感の雨が汝らへと巡り来て、われらの存在を潤し、真理へと整えたまえ。
Word by Word
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग) / saṃ
याःwhich (fem. pl.)
याः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दानूनिwaters/streams (Danus)
दानूनि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदानु (प्रातिपदिक)
येमथुःthey have restrained/held in
येमथुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु)
दिव्याःheavenly
दिव्याः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) < दिव्
पार्थिवीःearthly
पार्थिवीः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपार्थिवी (प्रातिपदिक) < पृथिवी
इषःrefreshing draughts/strengthening streams
इषः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइष् (प्रातिपदिक) / इषा
नभस्वतीःcloud-bearing, full of rain
नभस्वतीः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनभस्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वाम्to you two / of you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna (लक्ष्य/प्राप्ति) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
चरन्तुlet them move/come
चरन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootचर् (धातु)
वृष्टयःrains, showers
वृष्टयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
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