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

Desce à palavra inspirada dos povos — ao que é mais veloz; vem de imediato. Não te desvies para outros chamados, mas aproxima-te aqui, onde está pronta a enunciação da alma.

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Word by Word

• नि: down; in; forth (as preverb)
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि (upasarga)

• सु: indeed; well; surely
• सु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (nipāta)

• ब्रह्म: sacred utterance; hymn; prayer
• ब्रह्म: Karma (object) (with implied verb of placing/uttering) / or Kartā if taken as subject
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (prātipadika)

• जनानाम्: of the people
• जनानाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (genitival relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (prātipadika)

• याविष्टम्: most swift; very rapid
• याविष्टम्: Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: याविष्ठ (prātipadika; superlative of यावन्/यावत् ‘swift/impetuous’ in Vedic usage)

• तूयम्: swiftly; quickly
• तूयम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूयम् (avyaya/adverb from *tūya-)

• आ: towards; hither (as preverb)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga)

• गतम्: Karma/Predicative (
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: √गम् (gam) → गत (PPP)

• मा: do not
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (prohibitive particle)

• सु: indeed; at all
• सु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (nipāta)

• अन्यान्: others
• अन्यान्: Karma (object)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य (prātipadika)

• उप: near; towards (as preverb)
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (upasarga)

• आरतम्: stopped; held back; kept away
• आरतम्: Karma (predicative with implied verb ‘make/leave’ under prohibition)
• Type: Verb (participle) / Adjective
• Root: √रम् (ram) with ā- → आरत (PPP/adj.)