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Rig Veda 8.25.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 25, Mantra 1

Sukta 8.25

Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa (dual; likely given the following verse explicitly names them)

ता वां विश्वस्य गोपा देवा देवेषु यज्ञिया । ऋतावाना यजसे पूतदक्षसा ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.25.1

tā́ vām víśvasya gopā́ devā́ devéṣu yajñíyā | ṛtávānā yajase pūtádakṣasā ||

ഹേ നിങ്ങൾ ഇരുവരും, വിശ്വത്തിന്റെ ഗോപാ—സകലത്തിന്റെയും രക്ഷകർ—ദേവന്മാരിൽ ദൈവികശക്തികൾ, യജ്ഞിയ—അർപ്പണാർഹർ; ഋതാവാന—ഋത (സത്യക്രമം) ധരിക്കുന്നവർ—നിങ്ങൾ പൂതദക്ഷസാ—ശുദ്ധീകരിച്ച ഇന്ദ്രിയ/ശക്തികളോടെ—ആരാധനാർഹരായി യജ്ഞത്തിലേക്ക് വരുന്നു.

ताthose two (f.)
ता:
कर्म (यजसे इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → ता (स्त्री.)
वाम्to/for you two; of you two
वाम्:
सम्प्रदान (यजसे इत्यस्य) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम) → वाम्
विश्वस्यof all; of the whole
विश्वस्य:
सम्बन्ध (गोपा इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
गोपाःguardians; protectors
गोपाः:
कर्तृ (देवा इत्यस्य विशेषण/समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootगोपा (प्रातिपदिक; गो + पा ‘रक्षक’)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ (यजसे इत्यस्य; संबोधनार्थेऽपि प्रयोगः सम्भवः)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञियाःworthy of sacrifice; to be worshipped
यज्ञियाः:
कर्तृ (देवाः इत्यस्य विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञिय (प्रातिपदिक; यज्ञ + -य)
ऋतावानाyou two who possess ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतावाना:
कर्तृ (यजसे इत्यस्य; वाम् इत्यनेन सह युग्म-देवतासूचनम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतावन् (प्रातिपदिक; ऋत + वन्)
यजसेyou worship; you sacrifice
यजसे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootयज् (धातु)
पूतदक्षसाwith purified powers/strengths (you two)
पूतदक्षसा:
करण (यजसे इत्यस्य; ‘शुद्ध-शक्तिभ्याम्’ इति साधनभावः)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूत-दक्षस् (समास-प्रातिपदिक; पूत ‘शुद्ध’ + दक्षस् ‘बल/कौशल/शक्ति’)

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