Rig Veda 8.8.17: Mandala 8, Sukta 8, Mantra 17

Sukta 8.8

Rishi: Vatsa (Kāṇva)

Devata: Aśvinau

Chandas: Jagatī (probable; verify)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ नो गन्तं रिशादसेमं स्तोमं पुरुभुजा । कृतं नः सुश्रियो नरेमा दातमभिष्टये ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 8.8.17

Transliteration

ā no gantáṃ riśādasemáṃ stómaṃ purubhujā | kṛtáṃ naḥ suśríyo naremā́ dā́tam abhíṣṭaye ||

Translation

アシュヴィン双神よ、彼に与えよ、流れ出る活力を——ギー（ghṛta）の光に潤い、滴り流れる力を。汝らの恵み（sumna）のために汝らを讃え、内なる富を求める者に、施与の力の主（Dānunaspatī）よ、その力によって支えられしめよ。

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Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward (prefix)
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग)

• अस्मै: to this (one), for him
• अस्मै: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अयम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक: अस्मद्-श्रृंखला)

• ऊर्जम्: strength, nourishment
• ऊर्जम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्ज् (प्रातिपदिक: ऊर्ज्/ऊर्जा)

• घृतश्चुतम्: dripping with ghee
• घृतश्चुतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle)
• Root: घृत + √च्युत्/√च्यु (च्यवते/च्युत-)

• अश्विना: O Aśvins
• अश्विना: —
• Type: Noun (dual deity name)
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• यच्छतम्: grant (you two), bestow
• यच्छतम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यम् (यच्छति) + उपसर्ग: आ? (न), here simple √यम्

• युवम्: you two
• युवम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• यः: who (he)
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun (relative)
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम)

• वाम्: of you two / you two (as object)
• वाम्: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• सुम्नाय: for favor, for grace
• सुम्नाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुम्न (प्रातिपदिक)

• तुष्टवत्: praising/being pleased; one who has praised
• तुष्टवत्: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (possessive)
• Root: √तुष् (तुष्यति) → तुष्ट (ppp) + वत्

• वसूयात्: should seek wealth / should desire riches
• वसूयात्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वसूय (denom. from वसु) / √वसूय

• दानुनस्पती: O lords of the (Dānu’s) waters / lords of the stream
• दानुनस्पती: —
• Type: Noun (epithet, dual address)
• Root: दानु-नस्-पति (समास; प्रातिपदिक)