Rig Veda 8.26.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 26, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.26
Devata: Aśvinau
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ता वामद्य हवामहे हव्येभिर्वाजिनीवसू । पूर्वीरिष इषयन्तावति क्षपः ॥
Transliteration
tā vām adyá havāmahe havyébhir vājínīvasū | pūrvī́r íṣa íṣáyantāv áti kṣapáḥ ||
Translation
You two we call today with our offerings, O lords of the plenitude of force; you who set in motion the many ancient impulses of nourishment and increase, passing beyond the nights.
Word by Word
ताthose two (them)
ता:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्of you two / you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
हवामहेwe invoke / we call
हवामहे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (ह्वयति) / √हू (आह्वाने)
हव्येभिःwith oblations
हव्येभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजिनीवसूO you two rich in prize-winning power and wealth
वाजिनीवसू:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवाजिनीवसु (प्रातिपदिक; द्वन्द्व/बहुव्रीहि-समासः, संबोधन-रूपे)
पूर्वीःmany former / earlier
पूर्वीः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
इषःrefreshments, invigorations
इषः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइष् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘refreshment, nourishment’)
इषयन्तौ(you) two impelling / bestowing
इषयन्तौ:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√इष् (प्रेरणे) → इषयन्त् (वर्त्तमान-कृदन्त)
अतिbeyond, over
अति:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/adverb)
Rootअति
क्षपःnights
क्षपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षप्/क्षपा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘night’)
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