Rig Veda 8.96.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 96, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.96
Devata: Indra (with supporting powers: Uṣas, Āpas/Sindhus)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्मा उषास आतिरन्त याममिन्द्राय नक्तमूर्म्याः सुवाचः । अस्मा आपो मातरः सप्त तस्थुर्नृभ्यस्तराय सिन्धवः सुपाराः ॥
Transliteration
asmā uṣāsa ātíranta yāmám indrā́ya náktam ū́rmyāḥ su-vā́caḥ | asmā́ ā́po mātáraḥ saptá tasthur nṛ́bhyas tárāya síndhavaḥ su-pā́rāḥ ||
Translation
この者のために、曙光たちは夜の旅路を越え去り、インドラのもとへ、善く語られた波――霊感のうねり――を運ぶ。この者のために、水たち――七人の母――は立ち備わる。良き渡しの河（シンドゥ）として、人を安らかに彼岸へ運ぶために。
Word by Word
अस्मैto him (for him)
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उषासःthe Dawns
उषासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
अतिरन्तthey crossed/passed
अतिरन्त:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अतॄ (अतिर्/अतॄ) ‘to cross, pass over’
यामम्the course/track; the journey (of time)
यामम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयाम (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नक्तम्by night, at night
नक्तम्:
अधिकरण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनक्तम् (अव्यय/कालवाचक)
ऊर्म्याःthe waves
ऊर्म्याः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
सुवाचःwell-speaking, fair-voiced
सुवाचः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसु-वाच् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘good-speech’)
अस्मैto him (for him)
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आपःthe waters
आपः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootआप्/अप् (प्रातिपदिक)
मातरःmothers
मातरः:
कर्तृ (आपः इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन्)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
सप्तseven
सप्त:
—
TypeNumeral
Rootसप्त (संख्या)
तस्थुःthey stood / took their station
तस्थुः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्था ‘to stand’
नृभ्यःfor men, to the heroes
नृभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक)
तरायfor crossing, for passage
तराय:
प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootतर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘crossing, passage’)
सिन्धवःthe rivers
सिन्धवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
सुपाराःhaving good crossings / easy to cross
सुपाराः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-पार (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having a good far-shore’)
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