Rig Veda 4.15.9: Mandala 4, Sukta 15, Mantra 9
Sukta 4.15
Devata: Aśvins
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable; short 3-pāda form typical of gāyatrī-like verses)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एष वां देवावश्विना कुमारः साहदेव्यः । दीर्घायुरस्तु सोमकः ॥
Transliteration
e̱ṣá vāṃ devāv aśvinā kumāráḥ sāhadévyaḥ | dī̱rghā́yur astu sómakaḥ ||
Translation
ഹേ ദിവ്യ അശ്വിനൗ, ഇതാ നിങ്ങളുടെ (സംരക്ഷിതൻ) സാഹദേവ്യ യുവാവ്; സോമകൻ ദീർഘായുസ്സുള്ളവനാകട്ടെ—നിങ്ങളുടെ പോഷക സമന്വയത്തിൽ നിലകൊള്ളട്ടെ.
Word by Word
एषःthis (one)
एषः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एष
वाम्for you two / of you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → वाम्
देवौthe two gods
देवौ:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्विनाthe two Aśvins
अश्विना:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; अश्विनौ = दिव्यौ चिकित्सकौ)
कुमारःthe youth / young man
कुमारः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
साहदेव्यःgod-allied / accompanied by the gods
साहदेव्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootसाहदेव्य (प्रातिपदिक; सह-देव + यत्/यञ्-प्रत्ययः, ‘देव-सहचर/देवसम्बद्ध’)
दीर्घायुःlong-lived
दीर्घायुः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootदीर्घायु (प्रातिपदिक; दीर्घ + आयुस्)
अस्तुmay (he) be
अस्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
सोमकःSomaka (name/epithet)
सोमकः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootसोमक (प्रातिपदिक; सोम-सम्बद्ध/सोम-याजक/सोम-प्रिय)
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