Rig Veda 8.26.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 26, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.26
Devata: Aśvinau
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ वां वाहिष्ठो अश्विना रथो यातु श्रुतो नरा । उप स्तोमान्तुरस्य दर्शथः श्रिये ॥
Transliteration
ā vām vā́hiṣṭho aśvinā rátho yātu śrutó narā | úpa stómān turásya darśathaḥ śríye ||
Translation
Let your best bearer-chariot come, O Aśvins, O two heroes, famed for hearing; draw near to the hymns of the eager striver, to manifest for our increase and beauty of being.
Word by Word
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वाम्you two; of you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna (goal/recipient) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाहिष्ठःmost excellent for bearing
वाहिष्ठः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of रथः)
TypeAdjective
Rootवह् (धातु) → वाह (प्रातिपदिक) + इष्ठ (तमप्)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (proper, dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; द्विवचन-देवता-नाम)
रथःthe chariot
रथः:
Kartā (of यातु)
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
यातुlet (it) come/go
यातु:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) ‘to go’
श्रुतःrenowned; famed
श्रुतः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of रथः)
TypeAdjective (past passive participle used adjectivally)
Rootश्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; PPP)
नराO men (you two heroes)
नरा:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
उपtowards; near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्तोमान्praises; hymns
स्तोमान्:
Karma (of अन्तु)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्तुlet (them) come/approach
अन्तु:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअन्/अन्त् (धातु) ‘to breathe/live’ → Vedic injunctive/imperative usage ‘let (them) be/come’
तुरस्यof the swift one
तुरस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation to स्तोमान्/अन्तु)
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun-epithet
Rootतुर (प्रातिपदिक) ‘swift/impetuous’
दर्शथःyou two appear; show yourselves
दर्शथः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु) ‘to see/show’
श्रियेfor splendor; for prosperity
श्रिये:
Sampradāna (purpose/benefit)
TypeNoun
Rootश्री (प्रातिपदिक)
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