Rig Veda 8.27.20: Mandala 8, Sukta 27, Mantra 20
Sukta 8.27
Devata: Vasus / Ādityas as ‘Asuras’ (lords) moving in ṛta
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यद्वाभिपित्वे असुरा ऋतं यते छर्दिर्येम वि दाशुषे । वयं तद्वो वसवो विश्ववेदस उप स्थेयाम मध्य आ ॥
Transliteration
yád vābhí-pitve asurā́ ṛtáṃ yaté chárdir yéma ví dāśúṣe | vayáṃ tád vo vasavo viśva-vedasa úpa stheyāma mádhya ā́ ||
Translation
यद्वा, हे असुराः, ऋते याते दाशुषे छर्दिर् वि दाशथ, तदा वयं—हे वसवो विश्ववेदसः—तद्रक्षिते संरक्षणक्षेत्रे मध्य आ उप स्थेयाम।
Word by Word
यत्when/if/that which
यत्:
Adhikaraṇa (सम्बन्ध/हेतु-प्रस्ताव)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) अथवा यद्-सम्बन्धी अव्यय
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
अभिपित्वेin/at the drinking (draught), at the libation
अभिपित्वे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअभि-पी-त्व (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक); धातु: √पी/√पा ‘पान/पिब्’ (Vedic: ‘पीत्व’ = drinking, draught) + उपसर्ग अभि
असुराःthe Asuras (lords/strong ones)
असुराः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतम्ṛta, the cosmic order/truth
ऋतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
यतेgoes/moves (proceeds)
यते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√या (याति) / Vedic: ‘यत’ (going, moving)
छर्दिःshelter, protection
छर्दिः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootछर्दिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
येमwe have granted/extended
येम:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√यम् (यच्छति/यमते)
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दाशुषेto the worshipper/giver
दाशुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (participle used substantively)
Rootदाशुष् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक), √दाश्/√दश् ‘to give, worship’ (Vedic)
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you/your
वः:
—
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वसवःO Vasus
वसवः:
Sambodhana (addressed) / Kartā (appositional)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्ववेदसःall-knowing
विश्ववेदसः:
Sambodhana (epithet) / Kartā (appositional)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootविश्व-विदस् (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास); विश्व + √विद् ‘to know’ → वेदस् ‘knowing’
उपnear, towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्थेयामmay we stand/attend
स्थेयाम:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (तिष्ठति)
मध्येin the midst
मध्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
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