Rig Veda 8.8.14: Mandala 8, Sukta 8, Mantra 14
Sukta 8.8
Rishi: Vatsa (Kāṇva)
Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यन्नासत्या परावति यद्वा स्थो अध्यम्बरे । अतः सहस्रनिर्णिजा रथेना यातमश्विना ॥
Transliteration
yán nāsatyā parāváti yád vā sthó ádhy ámbare | atáḥ sahásranirṇijā ráthenā́ yātam aśvinā ||
Translation
خواہ، اے ناستیوں، آپ دور فاصلے میں ہوں یا روشن آکاش میں اوپر قائم ہوں، یہاں سے اپنے ہزار روشنیوں والے رتھ پر آئیں، اے اشنوں، ہماری تمناؤں کے میدان میں۔
Word by Word
यत्when/that which
यत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
नासत्या:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootनासत्य (प्रातिपदिक; epithet of the Aśvins)
परावतिin the far distance
परावति:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootपरावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्or when/that which
यत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (avyaya)
स्थःyou two stand/are
स्थः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
अधिupon/in
अधि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (avyaya/preverb)
अम्बरेin the sky/atmosphere
अम्बरे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
अतःfrom there/from that
अतः:
अपादान
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः (avyaya)
सहस्रनिर्णिजाwith (a chariot) of thousandfold shining adornment
सहस्रनिर्णिजा:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्र-निर्णिज् (समास; prātipadika)
रथेनwith the chariot
रथेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither/towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga/avyaya)
यातम्come, drive!
यातम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; dual name)
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