Rig Veda 8.9.21 — Mandala 8, Sukta 9, Mantra 21
Sukta 8.9
Rishi: Kāṇva (Kāṇva lineage; exact attribution not specified in input)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यन्नूनं धीभिरश्विना पितुर्योना निषीदथः । यद्वा सुम्नेभिरुक्थ्या ॥
Transliteration
yán nū́naṃ dhī́bhir aśvinā pitúr yónā niṣī́dathaḥ | yád vā sumnébhir ukthyā́ ||
Translation
हे अश्विनौ, जेव्हा तुम्ही आता दीप्त धींनी पित्याच्या योनि-स्थानी आसन करता; किंवा तुमच्या सुम्नांनी (अनुग्रहांनी)—हे उक्थ्य, स्तुतीयोग्यांनो—(निकट येता), तेव्हा आमच्या अंतरी प्रतिष्ठित व्हा.
Word by Word
यत्which/that (relative)
यत्:
सम्बन्ध/विशेषण (यत्-तत् सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नूनम्now; indeed
नूनम्:
क्रियाविशेषण (काल/निश्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम् (अव्यय)
धीभिःwith thoughts/prayers
धीभिः:
करण (means/instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootधी (स्त्री)
अश्विनाO Aśvins (the two horsemen)
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन (addressed deities)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootअश्विन् (देव-नाम, द्विवचन-प्रयोगः)
पितुःof the father
पितुः:
षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (पुं)
योनौin the womb/seat
योनौ:
अधिकरण (locus)
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि (स्त्री)
निषीदथःyou two sit down/seat yourselves
निषीदथः:
क्रिया (मुख्यकर्म)
TypeVerb
Rootनि-√सद् (सदँ—उपवेशने)
यत्or if/when (that which)
यत्:
सम्बन्ध/विशेषण (यद्वा…)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
समुच्चय/विकल्प (particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
सुम्नेभिःwith favors/graces
सुम्नेभिः:
करण (means/instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootसुम्न (नपुं)
उक्थ्याO hymn-worthy/praise-worthy ones
उक्थ्या:
विशेषण (of the addressed deities)
TypeAdjective
Rootउक्थ्य (विशेषण; उक्थ-सम्बद्ध)
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