Rig Veda 8.8.10: Mandala 8, Sukta 8, Mantra 10
Sukta 8.8
Rishi: Vatsa (Kāṇva)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; verify by metrical count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ यद्वां योषणा रथमतिष्ठद्वाजिनीवसू । विश्वान्यश्विना युवं प्र धीतान्यगच्छतम् ॥
Transliteration
ā yád vā́m yóṣaṇā rátham átiṣṭhad vājinīvasū | víśvāny aśvinā yuváṃ prá dhītā́ny agacchatam ||
Translation
Gdy lśniąca Shakti poruszyła wasz rydwan, o władcy obfitości mocy, wtedy, o Aśvinowie, wy obaj ruszyliście naprzód ku wszystkim słusznym intencjom umysłu, wypełniając je i ożywiając.
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
यत्when/that
यत्:
—
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्of you two / you two
वाम्:
सम्बन्ध/कर्म (सन्दर्भानुसार)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
योषणाa maiden, young woman
योषणा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootयोषणा (स्त्री-प्रातिपदिक)
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (पुं-प्रातिपदिक)
अतिष्ठत्stood, mounted, took her place
अतिष्ठत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
वाजिनीवसूO you two rich in prize-winning (steeds), O Vājini-vasū
वाजिनीवसू:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootवाजिनी-वसू (समास; ‘वाजिनी’ + ‘वसु’)
विश्वानिall (things)
विश्वानि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootविश्व (सर्व/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
अश्विनाO Aśvins (you two)
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
युवम्you two
युवम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात) / pra
धीतानिthought-out, devised (hymns/acts)
धीतानि:
कर्म
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootधीता (कृदन्त; √धी ‘to think/meditate’ → ‘धीत’)
अगच्छतम्you two came, approached
अगच्छतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) + आङ् (उपसर्ग) (आगच्छति)
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