Rig Veda 8.26.2 — Mandala 8, Sukta 26, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.26
Devata: Aśvinau (Nā́satyā)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
युवं वरो सुषाम्णे महे तने नासत्या । अवोभिर्याथो वृषणा वृषण्वसू ॥
Transliteration
yuváṃ varo su-sā́mṇe mahé tánē nāsatyā | ávobhir yā́tho vṛṣaṇā vṛṣaṇvasū ||
Translation
हे नासत्यौ अश्विनौ, महते तने सुषाम्णे च युवां वरौ वृतौ; अवोभिर्याथो वृषणौ वृषण्वसू—युवां आगच्छथः।
Word by Word
युवम्you two
युवम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वरःthe chosen one / best (excellent)
वरः:
कर्तृ (युवम् इत्यस्य विशेषण/सम्बन्ध) अथवा विधेय-नाम
TypeNoun
Rootवर (प्रातिपदिक) < √वृ (वृञ्) ‘to choose’
सुषाम्णेfor good protection / for good favour
सुषाम्णे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootसु-षामन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘good/strong protection, favour’)
महेfor great
महे:
सम्प्रदान (तने सह) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा √मह् ‘to be great’ (विशेषण-रूप)
तनेfor (your) person / for (your) body
तने:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक) ‘body, person; self’
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
नासत्या:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootनासत्य (प्रातिपदिक; अश्विनौ)
अवोभिःwith helps / with protections
अवोभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘help, protection’
याथःyou two go / you two come
याथः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√या (गत्यर्थ)
वृषणाO two vigorous (bull-like) ones
वृषणा:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘bull, vigorous one’
वृषण्वसूO two possessors of strong wealth
वृषण्वसू:
सम्बोधन (वृषणा इत्यस्य विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootवृषण्वसु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having manly/strong wealth’)
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