Rig Veda 8.25.21: Mandala 8, Sukta 25, Mantra 21
Sukta 8.25
Devata: Sūrya
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तत्सूर्यं रोदसी उभे दोषा वस्तोरुप ब्रुवे । भोजेष्वस्माँ अभ्युच्चरा सदा ॥
Transliteration
tát sū́ryaṃ ródasī ubhé dóṣā́ vastór úpa bruve | bhójēṣv asmā́n abhy ùc-carā sádā ||
Translation
Esse Sol eu invoco junto de ambos os mundos — na noite e na aurora: «Sobe sempre sobre nós rumo às porções de gozo; eleva‑nos à amplidão onde a alma participa das verdadeiras felicidades».
Word by Word
तत्that (it)
तत्:
Karma (उप ब्रुवे इत्यस्य) / विषय-निर्देश
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्यम्the Sun
सूर्यम्:
Karma (उप ब्रुवे) / स्तुत्य-विषय
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
रोदसीthe two worlds (Heaven and Earth)
रोदसी:
Kartā (उप ब्रुवे इत्यस्य—‘the two worlds speak/are addressed’) / संबन्ध-कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक; द्यावापृथिव्यौ)
उभेboth
उभे:
Kartā-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ (सर्वनाम/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
दोषाat night
दोषा:
Adhikaraṇa (कालः) / समय-निर्देश
TypeNoun
Rootदोषा (प्रातिपदिक)
वस्तोःat dawn / of the morning
वस्तोः:
Adhikaraṇa (कालः) / ‘at dawn’ (genitive of time)
TypeNoun
Rootवस्तु/वस्तर् (वस्तर् ‘प्रभातः/उषःकालः’ इत्यर्थे; प्रातिपदिक)
उपtowards, unto
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
ब्रुवेI speak / I address
ब्रुवे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
भोजेषुamong the patrons (generous ones)
भोजेषु:
Adhikaraṇa (आश्रय/विषयः) / ‘among the patrons’
TypeNoun
Rootभोज (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भोज’ = दाता/समृद्ध/भोजयिता)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
Karma (अभ्युच्चरा इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, over
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
उच्चराrise up (upon us) / come up
उच्चरा:
Kriyā (आह्वान/प्रार्थना)
TypeVerb
Rootचर् (धातु) + उद् (उपसर्ग) → उच्चर्
सदाalways
सदा:
Adhikaraṇa (कालः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (निपात)
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