Rig Veda 8.1.16: Mandala 8, Sukta 1, Mantra 16
Sukta 8.1
Rishi: Kāṇva (Kāṇva lineage)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ त्वद्य सधस्तुतिं वावातुः सख्युरा गहि । उपस्तुतिर्मघोनां प्र त्वावत्वधा ते वश्मि सुष्टुतिम् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ tvā́dya sadha-stutíṃ vāvātúḥ sakhyúr ā́ gahi | úpa-stutir maghónāṃ prá tvāvatú ádha te vaśmi su-stutím ||
Translation
हे शीघ्रगामिन्, अद्य अस्माकं सधस्तुतिं सख्युरिव आगहि। मघोनामुपस्तुतिः त्वा प्रावत्व्; अथ ते सुष्टुतिं वश्मि—यथोक्तेन वचसा अस्मासु तव बलं प्रतिष्ठापयन्।
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
सधस्तुतिम्the seat/assembly-praise; a praise at the session
सधस्तुतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसध-स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक; समासः)
वावातुःhas blown/wafted (hither)
वावातुः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√वा (वाति/वावाति)
सख्युःof the friend
सख्युः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, come
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
गहिcome!
गहि:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√गम्
उपस्तुतिःthe near-praise, invocation
उपस्तुतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउप-स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
मघोनाम्of the bountiful ones (patrons)
मघोनाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अवतुlet (it/he) help/protect
अवतु:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√अव् (अवति) / √अव (रक्षणे)
अधाthen, thereafter
अधा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधा (अव्यय)
तेfor you / to you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वश्मिI wish/desire
वश्मि:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√वश् (इच्छायाम्/वशे) — वैदिक प्रयोगः
सुष्टुतिम्a good praise, well-uttered hymn
सुष्टुतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसु-स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक; उपसर्ग-समासः)
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