Rig Veda 8.27.12: Mandala 8, Sukta 27, Mantra 12
Sukta 8.27
Devata: Savitṛ (with universal scope over beings)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उदु ष्य वः सविता सुप्रणीतयोऽस्थादूर्ध्वो वरेण्यः । नि द्विपादश्चतुष्पादो अर्थिनोऽविश्रन्पतयिष्णवः ॥
Transliteration
údu ṣyá vaḥ savitā́ su-praṇītáyo ’sthād ūrdhvó váreṇyaḥ | ní dvi-pā́daś cátuṣ-pādo arthíno ’víśran patayiṣṇávaḥ ||
Translation
उदु ष्य वः सविता सुप्रणीतयोऽस्थादूर्ध्वो वरेण्यः। नि द्विपादश्चतुष्पादो अर्थिनोऽविश्रन्पतयिष्णवः॥
Word by Word
उदुup, forth (indeed)
उदु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् (उपसर्ग) + उ (निपात) → उदु
ष्यverily, indeed
ष्य:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootष्य (निपात) (वैदिक)
वःof you / for you (pl.)
वः:
Sampradāna (हित/लाभ) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
सविताSavitar (the impeller Sun-god)
सविता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक) < √सू (प्रसवने) / √सु (प्रेरणे) (वैदिक व्युत्पत्ति)
सुप्रणीतयःwell-guided (ones), well-led (followers)
सुप्रणीतयः:
Kartā (सहकर्ता/अनुचराः) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसु- + प्रणीत (ppp. of √नी ‘to lead’) → प्रणीत; प्रातिपदिक: सुप्रणीत
अस्थात्stood up, arose
अस्थात्:
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TypeVerb
Root√स्था (तिष्ठति)
ऊर्ध्वःupright, aloft
ऊर्ध्वः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक)
वरेण्यःmost choice-worthy, excellent
वरेण्यः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवरेण्य (प्रातिपदिक) < √वृ (वरणे) ‘to choose’
निdown, into
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
द्विपादःtwo-footed (men)
द्विपादः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootद्वि + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
चतुष्पादःfour-footed (cattle)
चतुष्पादः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootचतुर् + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्थिनःseeking (gain/aim), desirous
अर्थिनः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक) < अर्थ + -इन्
अविश्रन्without tiring, unwearied
अविश्रन्:
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TypeIndeclinable (adverbial) / Adjectival form
Rootअ- + विश्रन्/विश्रम् (प्रातिपदिक/क्रियाविशेषणीय प्रयोग) < √श्रम् ‘to tire’ (with वि-)
पतयिष्णवःeager to fly, ready to speed
पतयिष्णवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपतयिष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) < desiderative stem of √पत् ‘to fly’ (पतयि-) + -ष्णु
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