Rig Veda 8.7.27: Mandala 8, Sukta 7, Mantra 27

Sukta 8.7

Rishi: Kāṇva (tradition; confirm)

Devata: Devāḥ (likely Maruts/Indra-associated gods in this hymn sequence)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ नो मखस्य दावनेऽश्वैर्हिरण्यपाणिभिः । देवास उप गन्तन ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.7.27

Transliteration

ā nó makhásya dāváne 'śváiḥ híraṇyapāṇibhiḥ | devā́sa úpa gantana ||

Translation

ขอท่านทั้งหลายจงมาหาเรา เพื่อประทานความปีติแห่งการบูชา—พร้อมด้วยม้าอาชา และด้วยหัตถ์เรืองรองดุจทองคำ; โอ้เหล่าเทพ จงเข้ามาใกล้เถิด

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Word by Word

• आ: hither, towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• नः: of us, our
• नः: Sampradāna (हित/अधिकार-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• मखस्य: of the sacrifice/rite
• मखस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मख (प्रातिपदिक)

• दावने: for giving, to bestow
• दावने: Sampradāna/प्रयोजन (purpose: ‘for giving’)
• Type: Verbal noun (infinitival dative)
• Root: दा (धातु) → दावन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• अश्वैः: with horses
• अश्वैः: Karaṇa (instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• हिरण्यपाणिभिः: with golden hands
• हिरण्यपाणिभिः: Karaṇa (along with/with the aid of) / विशेषण
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: हिरण्यपाणि (बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समास; हिरण्य + पाणि)

• देवासः: the gods
• देवासः: Kartā (subject/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• उप: near, up to
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• गन्तन: come, approach
• गन्तन: Kartā (आज्ञा—कर्ता: देवासः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)