Rig Veda 8.27.13: Mandala 8, Sukta 27, Mantra 13
Sukta 8.27
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ (invoked as ‘each and every god’)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
देवंदेवं वोऽवसे देवंदेवमभिष्टये । देवंदेवं हुवेम वाजसातये गृणन्तो देव्या धिया ॥
Transliteration
deváṃ-deváṃ vo ’váse deváṃ-devam abhiṣṭáye | deváṃ-devam huvema vā́ja-sātaye gṛṇánto devyā́ dhiyā́ ||
Translation
देवन्देवं वः अवसे देवन्देवम् अभिष्टये । देवन्देवं हुवेम वाजसातये गृणन्तो देव्या धिया ॥
Word by Word
देवम्the god (as object)
देवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) < दिव् (धातु, ‘दीप्तौ/क्रीडायाम्’)
देवम्the god
देवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) < दिव्
वःfor you / of you
वः:
सम्प्रदान (हितार्थे) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अवसेfor help, for protection
अवसे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक) < अव् (‘रक्षणे/अवने’)
देवम्the god
देवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) < दिव्
देवम्the god
देवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) < दिव्
अभिष्टयेfor aid, for assistance
अभिष्टये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअभिष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) < अभि-ष्टि (√स्था/√ष्ठा/√स्ति-वृत्तिः; ‘अभिगमन/प्राप्ति/सहाय’ अर्थे)
देवम्the god
देवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) < दिव्
देवम्the god
देवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) < दिव्
हुवेमwe invoke, we call
हुवेम:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√हू (जुहोत्यादि, ‘आह्वाने’)
वाजसातयेfor winning of prize/strength, for gaining booty
वाजसातये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootवाजसाति (प्रातिपदिक) = वाज- + साति (< √सन्/√सा ‘प्राप्तौ/लाभे’)
गृणन्तःpraising, singing
गृणन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√गृ (भ्वादि, ‘स्तुतौ’) → वर्तमान कृदन्त ‘गृणत्’
देव्याःof the divine
देव्याः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootदेव्य (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) < देव
धियाwith thought, with inspired insight
धिया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधि (प्रातिपदिक) < √धा (‘धारणे/विधाने’)
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