Rig Veda 8.47.16: Mandala 8, Sukta 47, Mantra 16
Sukta 8.47
Rishi: Not determinable from provided excerpt alone (hymn header not included).
Devata: Uṣas (Dawn) with ancillary invocation of Trita and Dvita
Chandas: Not determinable with certainty from excerpt; refrain suggests a structured strophic hymn.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तदन्नाय तदपसे तं भागमुपसेदुषे । त्रिताय च द्विताय चोषो दुष्ष्वप्न्यं वहानेहसो व ऊतयः सुतयो व ऊतयः ॥
Transliteration
tád annā́ya tád apáse táṃ bhāgám upa-séduṣe | tritā́ya ca dvitā́ya coṣo duḥ-svápnyaṃ vaha anehaso va ūtáyaḥ su-ūtáyo va ūtáyaḥ ||
Translation
तदन्नाय तदपसे, तं भागम् उपसेदुषे। हे उषः, दुष्ष्वप्न्यं वह; अनेहसः वः ऊतयः, सुतयः वः ऊतयः अस्मान् उपयान्तु।
Word by Word
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अन्नायfor food
अन्नाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अपसेfor work, for service/ritual action
अपसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तम्him/that one
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भागम्share, portion
भागम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
उपnear, towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग)
सेदुषेto the one who has sat down/approached (the seated one)
सेदुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeVerb (participial)
Root√सद् (सीदति) + क्त्वसु (सेदुष्)
त्रितायfor Trita
त्रिताय:
Sampradāna
TypeProper Noun
Rootत्रित (प्रातिपदिक; देव/ऋषि-नाम)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
द्वितायfor Dvita
द्विताय:
Sampradāna
TypeProper Noun
Rootद्वित (प्रातिपदिक; देव/ऋषि-नाम)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
उषःO Uṣas (Dawn)
उषः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
दुष्ष्वप्न्यम्evil dream, bad dreaming (thing)
दुष्ष्वप्न्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदुः-स्वप्न्य (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समास)
वहcarry away
वह:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√वह्
अनेहसःfrom distress/need; of the undistressed
अनेहसः:
Apādāna
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअनेहस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘without distress/need’)
वःof you / for you
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
ऊतयःhelps, aids
ऊतयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक)
सुतयःpressings/offerings (of Soma); libations
सुतयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसुति (प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you / for you
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
ऊतयःhelps, aids
ऊतयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक)
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Chanting Notes
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