Rig Veda 8.1.29: Mandala 8, Sukta 1, Mantra 29
Sukta 8.1
Rishi: Medhyātithi Kāṇva
Devata: Indra (addressed as Vasu; hymn-collection orientation to Indra)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मम त्वा सूर उदिते मम मध्यंदिने दिवः । मम प्रपित्वे अपिशर्वरे वसवा स्तोमासो अवृत्सत ॥
Transliteration
máma tvā sū́ra údite máma madhyáṃdine diváḥ | máma prapitvé apiśarvaré vasavā́ stómāso avṛtsata ||
Translation
मम स्तोमाः त्वां सूर्योदये वृण्वन्ति; मम द्यौः मध्यन्दिने; मम सायंसमीपेऽपि च आवृतरात्रौ। हे वसो, स्तोमाः त्वामेवाभिमुखा भूत्वा त्वामेव निवासं कृत्वा समावृत्सत।
Word by Word
ममof me / my
मम:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → मम
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म (object)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → त्वा
सूरO Sūra (solar one)
सूर:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootसूर (प्रातिपदिक; voc. of सूर/सूर्य-सम्बद्ध ‘sun/solar one’)
उदितेat (sun-)rise / when risen
उदिते:
अधिकरण (time)
TypeAdjective (used substantively as time-locative)
Rootउदित (कृदन्त; √उद्/उद् ‘to rise’ → उदित ‘risen’)
ममof me / my
मम:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् → मम
मध्यम्midday
मध्यम्:
अधिकरण (time; accusative of extent/time)
TypeNoun (time-expression)
Rootमध्य (प्रातिपदिक) → मध्यम्
दिनेin the day
दिने:
अधिकरण (time)
TypeNoun
Rootदिन (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven / of the day
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौस् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव् ‘sky, day’)
ममof me / my
मम:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् → मम
प्रपित्वेat the meeting/approach (time)
प्रपित्वे:
अधिकरण (circumstance)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रपित्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘approach/coming, meeting, companionship’ < प्र-√पि/√प्याय? (Vedic noun))
अपिalso, even
अपि:
सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (निपात)
शर्वरेin the night
शर्वरे:
अधिकरण (time)
TypeNoun
Rootशर्वरि/शर्वरी (प्रातिपदिक ‘night’) → शर्वरे
वसवःthe Vasus
वसवः:
कर्तृ (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक; class of gods ‘Vasus’)
स्तोमासःpraise-hymns
स्तोमासः:
कर्तृ (co-subject)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक ‘hymn of praise’)
अवृत्सतhave encompassed / have come around / have attended
अवृत्सत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वृत् (वृत्तौ/वरणे) with preverb अव-; Vedic injunctive/aorist form
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