Rig Veda 8.8.14: Mandala 8, Sukta 8, Mantra 14
Sukta 8.8
Rishi: Vatsa (Kāṇva)
Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यन्नासत्या परावति यद्वा स्थो अध्यम्बरे । अतः सहस्रनिर्णिजा रथेना यातमश्विना ॥
Transliteration
yán nāsatyā parāváti yád vā sthó ádhy ámbare | atáḥ sahásranirṇijā ráthenā́ yātam aśvinā ||
Translation
ナーサティヤ（無瑕なる者）よ、汝らが遠き彼方にあろうと、あるいは光り輝くエーテルの上にとどまろうと——ここより、千の光彩をまとう車にて来たれ、アシュヴィン双神よ、われらの希求の場へ。
Word by Word
यत्when/that which
यत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
नासत्या:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootनासत्य (प्रातिपदिक; epithet of the Aśvins)
परावतिin the far distance
परावति:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootपरावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्or when/that which
यत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (avyaya)
स्थःyou two stand/are
स्थः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
अधिupon/in
अधि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (avyaya/preverb)
अम्बरेin the sky/atmosphere
अम्बरे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
अतःfrom there/from that
अतः:
अपादान
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः (avyaya)
सहस्रनिर्णिजाwith (a chariot) of thousandfold shining adornment
सहस्रनिर्णिजा:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्र-निर्णिज् (समास; prātipadika)
रथेनwith the chariot
रथेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither/towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga/avyaya)
यातम्come, drive!
यातम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; dual name)
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