Rig Veda 8.9.3 — Mandala 8, Sukta 9, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.9
Rishi: Kāṇva
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ये वां दंसांस्यश्विना विप्रासः परिमामृशुः । एवेत्काण्वस्य बोधतम् ॥
Transliteration
yé vā́m daṃsā́ṃsy aśvinā víprāsaḥ parimāmr̥śúḥ | évét kā́ṇvasya bodhatam ||
Translation
ये वां दंसांस्यश्विना विप्रासः परिमामृशुः । एवेत्काण्वस्य बोधतम् ॥
Word by Word
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
वाम्you two; of you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (द्विवचन-रूपम्)
दंसांसिwondrous deeds, marvels
दंसांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदंसस् (प्रātipadika; n.)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
(Address)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रātipadika; dual deity-name)
विप्रासःinspired seers, poets
विप्रासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रātipadika)
परिaround, about; fully
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (upasarga/avyaya)
मामृशुःhave touched/handled; have approached
मामृशुः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootमृश् (धातु; ‘to touch, handle, consider’)
एवjust so, indeed
एव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (avyaya)
इत्indeed, precisely
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (avyaya; emphatic particle)
काण्वस्यof Kaṇva (the seer)
काण्वस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun/Adjective (patronymic)
Rootकाण्व (प्रātipadika; patronymic ‘of Kaṇva’)
बोधतम्be aware; take notice; understand (you two)
बोधतम्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootबुध् (धातु; ‘to notice, awaken, understand’)
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