Rig Veda 8.8.12: Mandala 8, Sukta 8, Mantra 12
Sukta 8.8
Rishi: Vatsa (Kāṇva)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पुरुमन्द्रा पुरूवसू मनोतरा रयीणाम् । स्तोमं मे अश्विनाविममभि वह्नी अनूषाताम् ॥
Transliteration
purumandrā purūvasū manotarā rayīṇām | stómaṃ me aśvināv imám abhí vahnī anūṣātām ||
Translation
హే అశ్వినౌ, బహు-ఆనందదాయకులారా, బహు-సంపదలవారారా; రయి (అంతఃధనం) ప్రవాహాలలో మనస్సుకంటే మరింత అంతరంగులారా—నా ఈ స్తోత్రం వైపు మీ ఇద్దరు ‘వహ్ని’లు (వాహకులు) సమ్మతితో కదలి, దీనిని మోసుకొని పరిపూర్ణతకు ఎత్తి చేర్చుగాక.
Word by Word
पुरुमन्द्राO you two very-gladdening/very-pleasing (ones)
पुरुमन्द्रा:
सम्बोधन (address to देवता)
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootपुरु- + मन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा पुरुमन्द्र (समास)
पुरूवसूO you two of much wealth / rich in goods
पुरूवसू:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootपुरूवसु- (प्रातिपदिक; समास: पुरु + वसु)
मनोतराO you two more desirable / more heart-winning
मनोतरा:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootमनोतर- (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक/श्रेष्ठार्थक)
रयीणाम्of riches, of treasures
रयीणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootरयि- (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमम्hymn of praise
स्तोमम्:
कर्म (object)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
मेmy
मे:
सम्बन्ध (possessor)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अश्विनौO Aśvins (you two)
अश्विनौ:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (deity name)
Rootअश्विन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
इमम्this
इमम्:
विशेषण (determiner of स्तोमम्)
TypePronoun/Determiner
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग (direction: ‘towards, upon’)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वह्नीthe two conveyers/bearers (i.e., the Aśvins as bringers)
वह्नी:
कर्ता (subject)
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootवह्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
अनूषाताम्let them (you two) proclaim/praise (it); may you two utter (it)
अनूषाताम्:
क्रिया (predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootअनु + √वच्/√उष्? (वैदिक रूप: अनु-ऊष् ‘to speak/praise’ → अनूष्)
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