Rig Veda 8.5.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 5, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.5
Rishi: Kaṇva lineage
Devata: Aśvins
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
युवाभ्यां वाजिनीवसू प्रति स्तोमा अदृक्षत । वाचं दूतो यथोहिषे ॥
Transliteration
yuvā́bhyāṃ vājínīvasū práti stómā adṛkṣata | vā́caṃ dūtó yáthóhiṣe ||
Translation
வாஜினீவஸூ எனும் நீங்கள் இருவரிடமும் ஸ்தோமங்கள் பதிலாக நோக்குகின்றன; தூதனைப் போல வாணி உங்களிடம் வந்து, உங்களிலேயே அமர்கிறது.
Word by Word
युवाभ्याम्by you two / with you two
युवाभ्याम्:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयुव (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) < युष्मद्-द्विवचन-रूप (युवाम्)
वाजिनीवसूO Vājinīvasū (you two rich in prizes/wealth)
वाजिनीवसू:
(Sambodhana; not a kāraka)
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootवाजिनी-वसु (समास-प्रातिपदिक; वाजिनी ‘swift/possessing prize’ + वसु ‘good/wealth’)
प्रतिtowards / in response to
प्रति:
(Upasarga/particle)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootप्रति
स्तोमाःhymns of praise
स्तोमाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
अदृक्षतappeared / were seen
अदृक्षत:
(Kriyā)
TypeVerb
Root√दृश् (दर्शने)
वाचम्speech / utterance
वाचम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
दूतःa messenger
दूतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदूत (प्रातिपदिक)
यथाas / like
यथा:
(Sambandha/Upamā-dyotaka)
TypeIndeclinable (comparative particle)
Rootयथा
उहिषेyou convey / you bring
उहिषे:
(Kriyā)
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (वहने) → उह्/ऊह् (वैदिक रूप; ‘to convey/bring’)
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