Rig Veda 8.5.5: Mandala 8, Sukta 5, Mantra 5
Sukta 8.5
Rishi: Kaṇva lineage
Devata: Aśvins
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मंहिष्ठा वाजसातमेषयन्ता शुभस्पती । गन्तारा दाशुषो गृहम् ॥
Transliteration
máṃhiṣṭhā vājásātameṣáyantā śubhás patī́ | gántārā dāśúṣo gṛhám ||
Translation
അതിദാനശീലരായ, ബലവിജയ-ലാഭത്തിൽ അതിജയികളായ, മുന്നോട്ടു പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുന്നവരായ—ഹേ ശുഭത്തിന്റെ അധിപന്മാരേ! ദാനിയുടെ ഗൃഹത്തിലേക്ക് വരുവിൻ.
Word by Word
मंहि॑ष्ठाmost mighty / most bountiful (two)
मंहि॑ष्ठा:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तृपदस्य) / Sambodhana-प्रायः
TypeAdjective
Rootमंहिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; मंह्/मंहस् ‘महान्/बलवान्/उदार’)
वाज॒सात॑मेbest at winning prizes (two)
वाज॒सात॑मे:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण) / Sambodhana-प्रायः
TypeAdjective
Rootवाजसातम (प्रातिपदिक; वाज ‘प्राज्ञ/बल/अन्न’ + सातम ‘अत्यन्त-प्राप्ति/विजय’)
एषय॑न्ताimpelling / urging on (two)
एषय॑न्ता:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participial adjective)
Rootइष् (धातु; ‘प्रेरणे/गत्यर्थे’), कर्तरि शतृ/शानच्-प्रायः (वेदिक रूप: -अन्त) → एषयन्त-
शु॒भस्पती॑lords of splendor/beauty (two)
शु॒भस्पती॑:
Kartā
TypeNoun (compound title)
Rootशुभस् + पति (समास; ‘शोभा/दीप्ति’ + ‘स्वामी’) → शुभस्पति-
गन्ता॑राgoers / those who come (two)
गन्ता॑रा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootगम् (धातु; ‘गत्यर्थे’) + तृ (कर्तरि) → गन्तृ-; द्विवचन प्रथमा: गन्तारौ/गन्तारा (वेदिक)
दा॒शुषो॑of the worshipper / of the giver
दा॒शुषो॑:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation) / Adhikaraṇa-प्रायः (गृहस्य स्वामी)
TypeNoun
Rootदाश्वस्/दाशुष् (प्रातिपदिक; √दाश् ‘दान/पूजन/सेवा’—‘दाता/यजमान’)
गृ॒हम्house, home
गृ॒हम्:
Karma (गमनस्य कर्म) / लक्ष्य
TypeNoun
Rootगृह (प्रातिपदिक)
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