Rig Veda 8.35.16: Mandala 8, Sukta 35, Mantra 16

Sukta 8.35

Devata: Aśvinau

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

ब्रह्म जिन्वतमुत जिन्वतं धियो हतं रक्षांसि सेधतममीवाः । सजोषसा उषसा सूर्येण च सोमं सुन्वतो अश्विना ॥

Transliteration

bráhma jinvatam uta jinvatam dhíyo hatáṃ rakṣā́ṃsi sédhatam amī́vāḥ | sajóṣasā uṣásā sū́ryeṇa ca sómaṃ sunvató aśvinā ||

Translation

Increase the brahman-power and increase our thoughts; strike down the dark assailants and drive away the afflictions. In one accord with Dawn and with the Sun, drink the Soma of him who presses it, O Aśvins.

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Word by Word

• ब्रह्म: sacred hymn/holy utterance
• ब्रह्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• जिन्वतम्: (you two) invigorate/impel
• जिन्वतम्: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: जिव्/जिवि (धातु; ‘to quicken, set in motion, invigorate’) → जिन्व्

• उत: and/also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (निपात)

• जिन्वतम्: (you two) invigorate
• जिन्वतम्: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: जिव्/जिवि (धातु) → जिन्व्

• धियः: thoughts/insights/prayers
• धियः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धी (प्रातिपदिक)

• हतम्: (you two) smite/kill
• हतम्: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु; ‘to strike, slay’) → हत (कृदन्त)

• रक्षांसि: demons/evil spirits (rakṣasas)
• रक्षांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सेधतम्: (you two) repel/drive away
• सेधतम्: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध्/सेध् (धातु; ‘to ward off, repel, prevent’)

• अमीवाः: diseases/afflictions
• अमीवाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमीवा (प्रातिपदिक)

• सजोषसा: in concord/together
• सजोषसा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सजोषस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘in companionship/accord’)

• उषसा: with Dawn
• उषसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सूर्येण: with the Sun
• सूर्येण: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)

• सोमम्: Soma (pressed drink)
• सोमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुन्वतः: of the presser (of Soma)
• सुन्वतः: Sampradāna
• Type: Participle
• Root: सु (धातु; ‘to press (Soma)’) → सुन्वत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)

• अश्विना: O Aśvins (you two)
• अश्विना: (सम्बोधन) —
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; dual deity-name)