Rig Veda 8.20.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 20, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.20
Rishi: Sobharī Kāṇva
Devata: Maruts/Rudras
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वीळुपविभिर्मरुत ऋभुक्षण आ रुद्रासः सुदीतिभिः । इषा नो अद्या गता पुरुस्पृहो यज्ञमा सोभरीयवः ॥
Transliteration
vīḷupaví-bhir maruta ṛbhukṣaṇa ā rudrāsaḥ sudīti-bhiḥ | iṣā́ no adyā́ gatā puru-spṛho yajñám ā sobharī-yavaḥ ||
Translation
يا مَرُوت، يا من تشتدّون في كتائبكم المتراصّة؛ يا رُدْرَات ذوي البصائر المضيئة، تعالوا اليوم بقوة الازدياد لنا—مشتهين كثرة الإيفاءات. تعالوا إلى قرباننا، يا أبناء سوبَهَرِي، إلى اليَجْنَة الباطنة.
Word by Word
वीळुपविभिःwith (their) वीळुपवि- (strong/impetuous) [powers/means]
वीळुपविभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootवीळुपवि- (प्रातिपदिक; मरुत्-सम्बद्ध विशेषण)
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋभुक्षणाःskilled/clever (Rbhukṣaṇa-)
ऋभुक्षणाः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootऋभुक्षण- (प्रातिपदिक; मरुत्-विशेषण)
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
रुद्रासःthe Rudras (Rudra-like ones)
रुद्रासः:
कर्तृ (मरुतां विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सुदीतिभिःwith good splendours / bright powers
सुदीतिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसु-दीति- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘good brightness/splendour’)
इषाwith refreshment/strength
इषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘refreshment, strength, nourishment’)
नःof us; our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अद्यtoday; now
अद्य:
अधिकरण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
गताःhaving come; arrived
गताः:
कर्तृ (गमनक्रियायाः)
TypeVerb (participial)
Rootगम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त, क्त)
पुरुस्पृहःmuch-desiring; eager
पुरुस्पृहः:
कर्तृ (मरुतः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु-स्पृह- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘much-desiring/keen’)
यज्ञम्the sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
आunto; to
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सोभरीयवःthe Sobhariyas (Sobhari’s descendants/affiliated seers)
सोभरीयवः:
कर्तृ/सम्बोधन-सम्बन्ध (स्तोत्रकार-समूहः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसोभरीय- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘of/descended from Sobhari’)
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