Rig Veda 8.5.15: Mandala 8, Sukta 5, Mantra 15
Sukta 8.5
Rishi: Kāṇva/pragātha tradition (RV 8.5).
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: To be validated.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्मे आ वहतं रयिं शतवन्तं सहस्रिणम् । पुरुक्षुं विश्वधायसम् ॥
Transliteration
asmé ā́ vahatam rayíṃ śatávantaṃ sahasríṇam | purukṣúṃ viśvádhāyasam ||
Translation
Bring to us the rayi, a plenitude that multiplies in hundreds and thousands—abundant in many growths—supporting all our powers and sustaining the whole being.
Word by Word
अस्मेto us / for us
अस्मे:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वहतम्carry/bring (you two)!
वहतम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु) ‘वहति’
रयिम्wealth, riches
रयिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक) ‘धन/सम्पत्ति’
शतवन्तम्possessing hundreds (abounding in hundreds)
शतवन्तम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशत-वन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘शत’ + वन्त् मतुप्)
सहस्रिणम्thousandfold, possessing thousands
सहस्रिणम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सहस्र’ + इन्)
पुरुक्षुम्rich in much nourishment/abundant in sustenance
पुरुक्षुम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु-क्षु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पुरु’ = बहुत + ‘क्षु’ = अन्न/पोषण/समृद्धि-सम्बद्ध)
विश्वधायसम्bestowing/containing all supports; all-sustaining
विश्वधायसम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व-धायस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विश्व’ + ‘धायस्’ = पोषण/वितरण/सम्पत्ति-सम्बद्ध)
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