Rig Veda 8.27.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 27, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.27
Devata: Vasus / Viśve Devāḥ (collective powers), with cosmological supports (Earth, Dawn/Night, herbs)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ पशुं गासि पृथिवीं वनस्पतीनुषासा नक्तमोषधीः । विश्वे च नो वसवो विश्ववेदसो धीनां भूत प्रावितारः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ paśúṃ gāsi pṛthivī́ṃ vánaspatīn uṣásā náktam óṣadhīḥ | víśve ca no vásavo viśvavedaso dhīnā́ṃ bhūta prāvitā́raḥ ||
Translation
आ गच्छ—पशुं पृथिवीं विस्तीर्णां वनस्पतीन्, उषासं नक्तं च, औषधीश्च। विश्वे च नो वसवो विश्ववेदसः, धीनां प्रावितारः पालयितारो भवत।
Word by Word
आtowards; hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
पशुम्cattle; beast
पशुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपशु (प्रातिपदिक)
गासिyou go/come
गासि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगा (धातु) ‘to go/come’
पृथिवीम्the earth
पृथिवीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
वनस्पतीन्lords of the forest; trees
वनस्पतीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवनस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
उषासाःdawns
उषासाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
नक्तम्by night; at night
नक्तम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनक्तम् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
ओषधीःherbs; medicinal plants
ओषधीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (avyaya)
नःof us; for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वसवःVasus (a class of gods)
वसवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्ववेदसःall-knowing; of universal knowledge
विश्ववेदसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्ववेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; bahuvrīhi/karmadhāraya compound)
धीनाम्of thoughts; of insights/prayers
धीनाम्:
—
TypeNoun
Rootधी (प्रातिपदिक)
भूतbe; become
भूत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु) ‘to be, become’
प्रावितारःprotectors; helpers
प्रावितारः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootप्रावितृ (प्रातिपदिक; agent noun from √अव ‘to protect’ with pra-)
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