Rig Veda 8.2.19: Mandala 8, Sukta 2, Mantra 19
Sukta 8.2
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ओ षु प्र याहि वाजेभिर्मा हृणीथा अभ्यस्मान् । महाँ इव युवजानिः ॥
Transliteration
ó ṣu prá yāhi vā́jebhir mā́ hṛṇīthā abhy àsmān | mahā́m̐ iva yúva-jāniḥ ||
Translation
ओ षु प्र याहि वाजेभिः; मा हृणीथाः अभ्यस्मान्। महानिव युवजानिः।
Word by Word
ओO! (exclamation/vocative particle)
ओ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootओ (निपात) / ओम्-प्रायः उद्गारः
षुindeed, now, pray
षु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootषु (निपात)
प्रforth, forward (preverb)
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग)
या॑हिgo! come forth!
या॑हि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) = √या (गत्यर्थे)
वाजे॑भिःwith prizes/strengths (vajas)
वाजे॑भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध-निपात)
हृ॑णीथाःbe not angry/ashamed; do not take offence
हृ॑णीथाः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहृण्/हृणी (धातु) ≈ √हृण्/√हृणी (लज्जा/कोप/अपमान-भावे) अथवा ‘हृणीयते’ इत्यस्य परस्मैपद-आदेश
अभिtowards, against
अभि:
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TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
महाँgreat
महाँ:
Kartā (उपमान-रूपेण) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
युव॑जानिःa young wife/young consort (as a simile)
युव॑जानिः:
Kartā (उपमान-रूपेण) / विशेष्य
TypeNoun
Rootयुवजानि (प्रातिपदिक; युव- ‘युवा’ + जानि- ‘पत्नी/सहचरी’ अथवा ‘युवजन’ सम्बन्धी वैदिक संज्ञा)
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