Rig Veda 1.119.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 119, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.119
Rishi: Kakṣīvān Dairghatamasa (traditional)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अगच्छतं कृपमाणं परावति पितुः स्वस्य त्यजसा निबाधितम् । स्वर्वतीरित ऊतीर्युवोरह चित्रा अभीके अभवन्नभिष्टयः ॥
Transliteration
ágacchataṃ kṛ́pamāṇaṃ parāváti pitúḥ svásya tyájasā ní-bādhitam | svàrvatīr itá ūtī́r yuvór áha citrā́ abhī́ke abhavann abhiṣṭáyaḥ ||
Translation
परावति कृपमाणं स्वस्य पितुः त्यजसा निबाधितम् अगच्छतं युवाम्। स्वर्वतीरित ऊतीः युवोरहाभीके चित्रा अभवन्नभिष्टयः॥
Word by Word
अगच्छतम्you two went / came
अगच्छतम्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (√gam)
कृपमाणम्(one) lamenting, pitiable / imploring
कृपमाणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootकृप् (√kṛp) / prātipadika: कृपमाण-
परावत्in the far distance
परावत्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (locative adverbial)
Rootपरावत् (prātipadika)
पितुःof the father
पितुः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (prātipadika)
स्वस्यof his own
स्वस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootस्व (prātipadika)
त्यजसाby abandonment / through desertion
त्यजसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootत्यजस् (prātipadika)
निबाधितम्oppressed, pressed down
निबाधितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (PPP)
Rootनि-बाध् (√bādh) / prātipadika: निबाधित-
स्वर्वतीःpossessing light/heavenly radiance
स्वर्वतीः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वर्वती (prātipadika)
इतindeed, just
इत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (particle)
ऊतीःhelps, aids
ऊतीः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (prātipadika)
युवोःof you two
युवोः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (prātipadika)
अहah!, indeed
अह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअह (particle)
चित्राःwonderful, brilliant
चित्राः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (prātipadika)
अभीकेin nearness, close by
अभीके:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (locative)
Rootअभीक (prātipadika)
अभवन्they became
अभवन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (√bhū)
अभिष्टयःsuccours, desired helps
अभिष्टयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअभिष्टि (prātipadika)
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