Rig Veda 8.34.13: Mandala 8, Sukta 34, Mantra 13
Sukta 8.34
Rishi: Kāṇva lineage (explicitly referenced: ‘kaṇvasya’)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: likely Gāyatrī/Anuṣṭubh-like refrain structure; exact meter not provided in input
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ याहि पर्वतेभ्यः समुद्रस्याधि विष्टपः । दिवो अमुष्य शासतो दिवं यय दिवावसो ॥
Transliteration
ā́ yāhi párvatebhyaḥ samudrásyādhi viṣṭápaḥ | divó amúṣya śā́sato dívaṃ yáya divāvaso ||
Translation
山々より来たれ、海の基の上より来たれ――あらゆる高座、存在の高みより来たれ。かの天の命令と秩序より出でて、光明の天へと進め。ディヴァーヴァス（Divāvāsu）よ、われらを真理の堅固なる座へと引き上げよ。
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
याहिcome!
याहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) / yā ‘to go, come’
पर्वतेभ्यःfrom the mountains
पर्वतेभ्यः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत (प्रातिपदिक) / parvata
समुद्रस्यof the sea
समुद्रस्य:
—
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) / samudra
अधिupon, over
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/उपपद-अव्यय) / adhi
विष्टपःthe dwelling-places / regions
विष्टपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविष्टप (प्रातिपदिक) / viṣṭapa
दिवःof heaven / from heaven
दिवः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक) / div, dyau
अमुष्यof that (yonder)
अमुष्य:
—
TypePronoun
Rootअमु (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / amu
शासतःof the ruler/commander
शासतः:
—
TypeParticiple
Rootशास् (धातु) / śās ‘to command, rule’
दिवम्to heaven / the sky
दिवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक) / div, dyau
ययhas gone
यय:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) / yā ‘to go’
दिवावसोO Divāvasu (bright-wealthy one)
दिवावसो:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootदिवावसु (प्रातिपदिक) / divāvasu
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