Rig Veda 8.25.23: Mandala 8, Sukta 25, Mantra 23
Sukta 8.25
Devata: Indra (implicit via harī ‘bays’) / transition toward the Aśvins contextually in adjacent hymns
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ता मे अश्व्यानां हरीणां नितोशना । उतो नु कृत्व्यानां नृवाहसा ॥
Transliteration
tā me aśvyā́nāṃ harī́ṇāṃ ni-tośánā | utó nu kṛtvyā́nāṃ nṛ-vā́hasā ||
Translation
ఇవి నా కొరకు వేగవంతమైన హరి అశ్వాల తীক্ষ్ణ అంకుశాలు—ప్రాణశక్తులను ముందుకు నడిపించే ప్రేరణలు; ఇంకా ఇప్పుడు కృత్యా-శక్తులవీ, అవి నర-వాహకంగా ఉండి సంకల్పాన్ని దాని ప్రభావకర కర్మలోకి మోసుకుపోతాయి.
Word by Word
ताःthose (things/ones)
ताः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मेto/for me; my
मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अश्व्यानाम्of the horse(-like)
अश्व्यानाम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्व्य (अश्व-सम्बद्ध, प्रातिपदिक)
हरीणाम्of the two bay steeds (Harīs)
हरीणाम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
नितोशनाःrefreshing, satisfying
नितोशनाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootनि-तोषण (प्रातिपदिक; ‘satisfying/refreshing’)
उतोand also
उतो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
नुnow, indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
कृत्व्यानाम्of hostile plots/witchcrafts
कृत्व्यानाम्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootकृत्व्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘made/contrived; hostile art’ in RV usage)
नृवाहसाwith man-bringing aid/power
नृवाहसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (instrumental epithet)
Rootनृ-वाहस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘man-conveying/bringing men’)
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