Rig Veda 8.64.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 64, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.64
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वयमु त्वा दिवा सुते वयं नक्तं हवामहे । अस्माकं काममा पृण ॥
Transliteration
vayám u tvā divā́ suté vayáṁ náktaṁ havāmahe | asmā́kaṁ kā́mam ā́ pṛṇa ||
Translation
We indeed call you by day at the pressing, and we call you by night as well. Fill wholly our will and desire—make our aspiration complete in the being.
Word by Word
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → वयम्
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → त्वा
दिवाby day, in the daytime
दिवा:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिवा- अव्ययीभाव/निपातवत् प्रयोग)
सुतेat the pressing (of Soma); when Soma is pressed
सुते:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun (from participle)
Rootसु (धातु) → सुत (कृदन्त, PPP) / सुत- (प्रातिपदिक)
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् → वयम्
नक्तम्by night, at night
नक्तम्:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनक्तम् (अव्यय/कालवाचक)
हवामहेwe invoke, we call upon
हवामहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootह्वे (√ह्वा) ‘to call, invoke’
अस्माकम्of us, our
अस्माकम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
कामम्desire, wish
कामम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, fully
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
पृणfill; satisfy (you)
पृण:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपॄ/पृ (√पॄ) ‘to fill, satisfy’
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