Rig Veda 8.78.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 78, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.78
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ नो भर व्यञ्जनं गामश्वमभ्यञ्जनम् । सचा मना हिरण्यया ॥
Transliteration
ā́ no bhara vyáñjanaṃ gā́m áśvam abhyáñjanam | sácā manā́ hiraṇyáyā ||
Translation
आ नो भर व्यञ्जनं विवेकवत् पोषणम्; गाम् अश्वम् अभ्यञ्जनं नः वृद्धये भर—सचा मनसा हिरण्यया।
Word by Word
आhither; towards (as preverb ‘to/unto us’)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun stem)
भरbring!
भर:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे)
व्यञ्जनम्an adornment; ornament
व्यञ्जनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootव्यञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘ornament/decoration/embellishment’)
गाम्a cow
गाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वम्a horse
अश्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अभ्यञ्जनम्an anointing; unction; adornment
अभ्यञ्जनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअभ्यञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘anointing/unction; ointment; adornment’)
सचाtogether; along with
सचा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसच्/सच (अव्यय; ‘सह, समम्’)
मनाwith (your) mind; mentally
मना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक रूप)
हिindeed; for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
हिरण्ययाwith the golden (one/means); by a golden (ornament)
हिरण्यया:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootहिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + -या (स्त्री. तृतीया एक.)
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