Rig Veda 8.5.13: Mandala 8, Sukta 5, Mantra 13
Sukta 8.5
Rishi: Kāṇva/pragātha tradition (RV 8.5).
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: To be validated.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नि षु ब्रह्म जनानां याविष्टं तूयमा गतम् । मो ष्वन्याँ उपारतम् ॥
Transliteration
ni ṣu bráhma jánānāṃ yā́viṣṭaṃ tū́yam ā́ gatam | mo ṣv anyā́ṃ úpāratam ||
Translation
ഹേ ജനങ്ങളുടെ പ്രചോദിത ബ്രഹ്മവചനം, അതിവേഗം താഴേക്ക് ഇറങ്ങി വരിക—ഉടൻ തന്നെ ഇവിടെ എത്തുക; മറ്റു വിളികളിലേക്കു തിരിയരുത്, ഇവിടെ അടുത്തുവരിക; ഇവിടെ ആത്മാവിന്റെ ഉച്ചാരണം സജ്ജമാണ്.
Word by Word
निdown; in; forth (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (upasarga)
सुindeed; well; surely
सु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (nipāta)
ब्रह्मsacred utterance; hymn; prayer
ब्रह्म:
Karma (object) (with implied verb of placing/uttering) / or Kartā if taken as subject
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (prātipadika)
जनानाम्of the people
जनानाम्:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (genitival relation)
TypeNoun
Rootजन (prātipadika)
याविष्टम्most swift; very rapid
याविष्टम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootयाविष्ठ (prātipadika; superlative of यावन्/यावत् ‘swift/impetuous’ in Vedic usage)
तूयम्swiftly; quickly
तूयम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतूयम् (avyaya/adverb from *tūya-)
आtowards; hither (as preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
गतम्
गतम्:
Karma/Predicative (
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√गम् (gam) → गत (PPP)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (prohibitive particle)
सुindeed; at all
सु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (nipāta)
अन्यान्others
अन्यान्:
Karma (object)
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य (prātipadika)
उपnear; towards (as preverb)
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (upasarga)
आरतम्stopped; held back; kept away
आरतम्:
Karma (predicative with implied verb ‘make/leave’ under prohibition)
TypeVerb (participle) / Adjective
Root√रम् (ram) with ā- → आरत (PPP/adj.)
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