Rig Veda 8.26.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 26, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.26
Devata: Aśvinau (Nā́satyā)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
युवोरु षू रथं हुवे सधस्तुत्याय सूरिषु । अतूर्तदक्षा वृषणा वृषण्वसू ॥
Transliteration
yuvóru ṣū́ ráthaṃ huve sadhá-stutyāya sū́riṣu | atū́rta-dakṣā vṛṣaṇā vṛṣaṇvasū ||
Translation
ഹേ അശ്വിനൗ, ഞാൻ ഉടൻ തന്നെ നിങ്ങളുടെ രഥത്തെ ആഹ്വാനം ചെയ്യുന്നു—സൂരിഷു, പ്രകാശിത നേതാക്കളിൽ ഉയരുന്ന പൊതുസ്തുതിക്കായി; അതൂർത്തദക്ഷ—അജേയമായ പ്രവർത്തനസാധകശക്തിയുള്ളവരേ; ഹേ വൃഷണാ, ബലവാന്മാരേ; ഹേ വൃഷണ്വസൂ, സമൃദ്ധബലത്തിന്റെ അധിപന്മാരേ.
Word by Word
युवोःof you two
युवोः:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुव (युष्मद्-द्विवचन-षष्ठी)
उindeed / and
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ
षुverily / just
षु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootषु
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
हुवेI invoke / I call
हुवे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootह्वे (√ह्वा/√ह्वे ‘to call, invoke’)
सधस्तुत्यायfor (him/them) worthy of praise at the seat (of sacrifice)
सधस्तुत्याय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective (used as epithet)
Rootसध-स्तुत्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘in/at the seat’ + ‘praiseworthy’)
सूरिषुamong the patrons / bountiful lords
सूरिषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि
अतूर्तदक्षा(you) two of unhindered power
अतूर्तदक्षा:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-तूर्त-दक्ष (न-तूर्त ‘unhindered’ + दक्ष ‘power/skill’)
वृषणाthe two mighty/bull-like ones
वृषणा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषण
वृषण्वसूyou two whose wealth is mighty / possessing strong riches
वृषण्वसू:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (bahuvrīhi epithet)
Rootवृषण्वसु (वृषण्वन् ‘mighty’ + वसु ‘good/wealth’)
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