Rig Veda 8.9.14: Mandala 8, Sukta 9, Mantra 14
Sukta 8.9
Rishi: Kāṇva (Kaṇva lineage)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Jagatī or Triṣṭubh (uncertain; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ नूनं यातमश्विनेमा हव्यानि वां हिता । इमे सोमासो अधि तुर्वशे यदाविमे कण्वेषु वामथ ॥
Transliteration
ā nūnám yātam aśvinemā́ havyā́ni vāṃ hitā́ | imé sómāso ádhi turváśe yádāv imé káṇveṣu vā́m átha ||
Translation
ఇప్పుడే రండి, ఓ అశ్వినులారా; మీకోసం ఈ హవ్యాలు సక్రమంగా స్థాపించబడ్డాయి. ఈ సోమరసాలు తుర్వశునికై పరచబడ్డాయి; ఇంకా కణ్వుల మధ్యన కూడా ఇవి మీకే—అందుచేత రండి.
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
नूनम्now, indeed
नूनम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम्
यातम्come (you two)
यातम्:
(addressed) Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
अश्विनाO Aśvins (Divine Horsemen)
अश्विना:
(addressed) Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
इमाःthese
इमाः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
हव्यानिoblations, offerings
हव्यानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्for you two / of you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna (recipient) / Śeṣa (possessive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
हिताःplaced, set (ready)
हिताः:
Kartā (agreeing with implied ‘(they) are placed’ / predicative to offerings)
TypeAdjective
Rootहित (PPP of धा ‘to place’ with नि/हि- sense ‘set, placed’)
इमेthese
इमे:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
सोमासःSoma-juices
सोमासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon, over
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa (locative sense ‘upon/over’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि
तुर्वशेin/at Turvaśa (among Turvaśa)
तुर्वशे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeProper Noun
Rootतुर्वश (प्रातिपदिक; tribal/ancestral name)
यदाwhen
यदा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
अविमेyou two helped/protected (you two favoured)
अविमे:
Kartā (addressed)
TypeVerb
Rootअव + इ (धातु) / अवि- (Vedic form; see sandhi_notes)
कण्वेषुamong the Kaṇvas
कण्वेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeProper Noun
Rootकण्व (प्रातिपदिक; seer-family name)
वाम्for you two / of you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna / Śeṣa
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अथthen, and
अथ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
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