Rig Veda 8.27.10: Mandala 8, Sukta 27, Mantra 10
Sukta 8.27
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ (addressed as riśādasaḥ)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्ति हि वः सजात्यं रिशादसो देवासो अस्त्याप्यम् । प्र णः पूर्वस्मै सुविताय वोचत मक्षू सुम्नाय नव्यसे ॥
Transliteration
ásti hí vaḥ sajā́tyaṃ riśādaso devāso ’sty ā́pyam | prá ṇaḥ pū́rvasmai suvitā́ya vocata mákṣū sumnā́ya návyase ||
Translation
अस्ति हि वः सजात्यं रिशादसो देवा॒सोऽस्त्याप्यम्। प्र णः पूर्वस्मै सुविताय वोचत, मक्षू सुम्नाय नव्यसे॥
Word by Word
अस्तिis / exists
अस्ति:
— (अस्ति = अस्तित्ववाचक क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (असँ)
हिindeed / for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
वःof you (your)
वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of you’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
सजात्यम्kinship / common birth / affinity
सजात्यम्:
कर्तृ/कर्म-सम्बन्ध (अस्ति के साथ: ‘there is …’)
TypeNoun
Rootसजात्य (प्रातिपदिक; स- + जात्य < √जन्)
रिशादसःO harm-devourers (destroyers of injury)
रिशादसः:
सम्बोधन (addressed)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootरिशादस् (प्रातिपदिक; रिशा- ‘हानि’ + अदस् ‘भक्षक’)
देवासःO gods
देवासः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तिis / exists
अस्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (असँ)
आप्यम्refreshment / watery nourishment / abundance
आप्यम्:
कर्तृ/कर्म-सम्बन्ध (अस्ति के साथ)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootआप्य (प्रातिपदिक; आप् ‘जल’/‘आपः’ से ‘जलसम्बन्धी/आप्य’)
प्रforth / forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नःto us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (to us)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
पूर्वस्मैfor the former / for the earlier (one)
पूर्वस्मै:
सम्प्रदान/अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध (for the former/earlier one; dative)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
सुवितायfor good guidance / welfare / good fortune
सुविताय:
सम्प्रदान (for good passage/welfare)
TypeNoun
Rootसुवित (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + वित ‘मार्ग/प्रवेश/कल्याण-गति’)
वोचतspeak / proclaim
वोचत:
कर्तृ (यूयम् = देवासः)
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (वचँ)
मक्षुquickly / at once
मक्षु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमक्षु (अव्यय)
सुम्नायfor favor / benevolence
सुम्नाय:
सम्प्रदान (for favor/grace)
TypeNoun
Rootसुम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
नव्यसेfor the new / fresh
नव्यसे:
सम्प्रदान (for the new/renewed [favor])
TypeAdjective
Rootनव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
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