Rig Veda 8.9.20: Mandala 8, Sukta 9, Mantra 20
Sukta 8.9
Rishi: Kāṇva (Kāṇva lineage; exact attribution not specified in input)
Devata: Aśvinau (as recipients/embodiments of these powers; verse functions as a litany of invoked qualities)
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र द्युम्नाय प्र शवसे प्र नृषाह्याय शर्मणे । प्र दक्षाय प्रचेतसा ॥
Transliteration
prá dyumnā́ya prá śávase prá nṛṣā́hyāya śármaṇe | prá dákṣāya prácetasā ||
Translation
ద్యుతిమయమైన ద్యుమ్నం కోసం ముందుకు సాగు, బలం కోసం ముందుకు సాగు, శాంతిని ప్రసాదించే నరజయ శక్తి కోసం ముందుకు సాగు; దక్షత కోసం, ప్రచేతస్—జాగృత బుద్ధి—కోసం ముందుకు సాగు.
Word by Word
प्रforth; forward; in praise (prefix)
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
द्युम्नायto/for glory, splendor
द्युम्नाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth; forward; in praise
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
शवसेto/for strength, might
शवसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootशवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth; forward; in praise
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
नृषाह्यायto/for the man-conquering (power)
नृषाह्याय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootनृषाह्य (प्रातिपदिक; नृ- + साह्य)
शर्मणेto/for shelter, protection, comfort
शर्मणे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth; forward; in praise
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
दक्षायto/for skill, ability, power
दक्षाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रचेतसाwith/through the wise one; with foresight (as an epithet)
प्रचेतसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootप्रचेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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