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Rig Veda 8.35.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 35, Mantra 8

Sukta 8.35

Devata: Aśvinau (the Aśvins)

हंसाविव पतथो अध्वगाविव सोमं सुतं महिषेवाव गच्छथः । सजोषसा उषसा सूर्येण च त्रिर्वर्तिर्यातमश्विना ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.35.8

haṃsā́v iva patatho adhvagā́v iva sómaṃ sutáṃ mahiṣévaáva gacchathaḥ | sajóṣasā uṣásā sū́ryeṇa ca trír-vartír yātam aśvinā ||

Like two swans you move in flight, like two wayfarers you come upon the path; like two mighty bulls you draw near to the pressed Soma. In one accord with Dawn and with the Sun, come to us by the triple turning of your course, O Aśvins.

हंसौO two swans (metaphorically: O Aśvins)
हंसौ:
सम्बोधन/कर्तृ (सम्बोधितौ)
TypeNoun
Rootहंस
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
पतथःyou two fly
पतथः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपत् (पतति)
अध्वगौO two travellers (wayfarers)
अध्वगौ:
सम्बोधन/कर्तृ (सम्बोधितौ)
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वग
इवlike
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम
सुतम्pressed, expressed
सुतम्:
कर्म (सोमस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Rootसु (सुनोति) → सुत
महिषाO two mighty ones / bulls
महिषा:
सम्बोधन/कर्तृ (सम्बोधितौ)
TypeNoun
Rootमहिष
इवlike
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अवdown; forth (preverb)
अव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव
गच्छथःyou two go/come
गच्छथः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (गच्छति)
सजोषसाin companionship, together
सजोषसा:
क्रियाविशेषण (सहभावः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसजोषस्
उषसाwith Dawn
उषसा:
सह/करण (सहचर्ये)
TypeNoun
Rootउषस्
सूर्येणwith the Sun
सूर्येण:
सह/करण (सहचर्ये)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
त्रिःthrice
त्रिः:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootत्रिः
वर्तिःa turning/round; course
वर्तिः:
कर्म (यातम् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ति
यातम्go/come (you two), travel
यातम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootया (याति) → यात
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन्

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