Rig Veda 8.8.21: Mandala 8, Sukta 8, Mantra 21
Sukta 8.8
Rishi: Kāṇva lineage
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
याभिर्नरा त्रसदस्युमावतं कृत्व्ये धने । ताभिः ष्वस्माँ अश्विना प्रावतं वाजसातये ॥
Transliteration
yā́bhir narā trasádasyum ā́vatam kṛ́tvye dháne | tā́bhiḥ sv àsmā́m̐ aśvinā prá̄vatam vā́jasātaye ||
Translation
By those powers with which you protected Trasadasyu in the decisive winning of the wealth, by those same powers, O Ashvins, strongly protect us forward, for the gaining of plenitude of force.
Word by Word
याभिःwith which (fem. instr. pl.)
याभिः:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → या-
नराO two men (i.e., O Aśvins)
नरा:
सम्बोधन/कर्तृ (स्तुति-सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
त्रसदस्युम्Trasadasyu (a king)
त्रसदस्युम्:
कर्म
TypeProper Noun
Rootत्रसदस्यु (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
आtowards; unto (preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
अवतंyou two helped/protected
अवतं:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (धातु) + आ-
कृत्व्येin the undertaking/task
कृत्व्ये:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootकृत्व्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘कृत्य/कृत्व्य’ = to-be-done/undertaking; वैदिक)
धनेin/for the prize, wealth
धने:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootधन (प्रातिपदिक)
ताभिःwith those (fem. instr. pl.)
ताभिः:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → ता-
सुindeed; well
सु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (निपात)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अश्विनाO Aśvins (you two)
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन/कर्तृ (स्तुति-सम्बोधन)
TypeProper Noun
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; द्विदेवता-नाम)
प्रforth; forward (preverb)
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग)
अवतंyou two further helped/protected
अवतं:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (धातु) + प्र-
वाजसातयेfor the winning of the prize
वाजसातये:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य)
TypeNoun
Rootवाजसाति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘winning of the prize’)
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