Rig Veda 8.9.18: Mandala 8, Sukta 9, Mantra 18
Sukta 8.9
Rishi: Kāṇva (Kāṇva lineage; exact attribution not specified in input)
Devata: Uṣas and Aśvinau (Dawn as condition for Ashvins’ arrival)
Chandas: Likely Jagatī or Triṣṭubh (requires metrical verification; not determinable with certainty from input alone)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यदुषो यासि भानुना सं सूर्येण रोचसे । आ हायमश्विनो रथो वर्तिर्याति नृपाय्यम् ॥
Transliteration
yád uṣo yā́si bhānúnā sáṃ sū́ryeṇa rocase | ā́ háyám aśvíno rátho vartír yā́ti nṛpā́yyam ||
Translation
ఓ ఉషా! నీవు నీ కిరణం (భాను) తో ప్రయాణించి, సూర్యునితో ఏకమై ప్రకాశించినప్పుడు, అప్పుడు నిజంగా అశ్వినుల ఈ రథం తన పరిభ్రమణ మార్గంలో రక్షక-అధిపత్యం (నృపాయ్య) వైపు సాగుతుంది.
Word by Word
यत्when
यत्:
Adhikaraṇa (काल-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) अथवा यत् (सम्बन्ध-निपात)
उषःO Dawn
उषः:
सम्बोधन (addressed deity)
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
यासिyou go / you come
यासि:
क्रिया (उषः = कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
भानुनाwith (your) radiance / beam
भानुना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootभानु (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together; fully
सम्:
— (क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सूर्येणwith the Sun
सूर्येण:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
रोचसेyou shine; you are radiant
रोचसे:
क्रिया (उषः = कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootरुच् (धातु) / रोच् (Vedic present stem)
आhither; towards
आ:
— (क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
हाlo! indeed
हा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहा (निपात)
अयम्this
अयम्:
Kartā (of याति)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अश्विनोःof the Aśvins
अश्विनोः:
षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (possessor)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
रथःchariot
रथः:
Kartā (with अयम्)
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्तिःcourse; track; turning (path)
वर्तिः:
Kartā (apposition to रथः: ‘(as) a turning/track’)
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
यातिgoes; comes
याति:
क्रिया (अयम् रथः/वर्तिः = कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
नृपाय्यम्to the princely/heroic (place/realm); worthy of a lord of men
नृपाय्यम्:
Karma (goal/object of motion)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootनृपाय्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘fit for/pertaining to a ruler/men’s lordship’)
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Chanting Notes
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