Rig Veda 8.5.27: Mandala 8, Sukta 5, Mantra 27
Sukta 8.5
Rishi: Same hymn-cycle seer as RV 8.5 (Aśvin praise tradition of Mandala 8).
Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā).
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-family (needs metrical audit).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एतावद्वां वृषण्वसू अतो वा भूयो अश्विना । गृणन्तः सुम्नमीमहे ॥
Transliteration
etā́vad vām vṛṣaṇvasū́ áto vā bhū́yo aśvinā | gṛṇántaḥ sumnám īmahe ||
Translation
เท่านี้แลเราได้กล่าวแก่ท่านทั้งสอง ผู้ประทานพลังอันเข้มแข็ง; บัดนี้ โอ อัศวินทั้งสอง เรายังแสวงหายิ่งกว่านั้น—ด้วยการสรรเสริญ เราขอพระกรุณาอันเป็นมงคลของท่าน ความสุขภายในที่ทำให้ภาวะดำรงอยู่ตั้งมั่นถูกต้อง.
Word by Word
एतावत्so much; to this extent
एतावत्:
Adhikaraṇa (परिमाण-सीमा/विषय-निर्देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएतावत् (प्रातिपदिक; एतद्-आधारित परिमाणवाचक)
वाम्you two (to/for you two)
वाम्:
Karma (स्तुत्य-विषय/सम्बोधन-लक्ष्य)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वृषण्वसूO you two rich in manly vigor/strength
वृषण्वसू:
(Sambodhana) — संबोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृषण्वसु (प्रातिपदिक; वृषण् + वसु)
अतःfrom this; thereafter
अतः:
Apādāna (प्रस्थान-बिन्दु/क्रम)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः (अव्यय; इदम्/अदस्-आधारित)
वाor; alternatively
वा:
— (सम्बन्धक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
भूयःmore; further
भूयः:
Adhikaraṇa (परिमाण/अधिक्य)
TypeIndeclinable (comparative adverb)
Rootभूयस् (प्रातिपदिक; भूरि/बहु-तुल्य ‘more’)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
(Sambodhana) — संबोधन
TypeNoun (deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
गृणन्तःpraising; singing (we)
गृणन्तः:
Kartā (स्तुति-कर्ता ‘we praising’)
TypeParticiple
Rootगृ (धातु) → गृणत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
सुम्नम्favor; grace; good will
सुम्नम्:
Karma (ईप्सित/प्रार्थ्य वस्तु)
TypeNoun
Rootसुम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
ईमहेwe seek; we implore
ईमहे:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootई (धातु ‘to seek/implore’)
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