Rig Veda 8.20.9: Mandala 8, Sukta 20, Mantra 9

Sukta 8.20

Rishi: Sobharī Kāṇva

Devata: Maruts

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; shorter ending)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्रति वो वृषदञ्जयो वृष्णे शर्धाय मारुताय भरध्वम् । हव्या वृषप्रयाव्णे ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 8.20.9

Transliteration

práti vo vṛṣad-añjayo vṛ́ṣṇe śárdhāya mārutā́ya bharadhvam | havyā́ vṛ́ṣa-prayāvṇe ||

Translation

قَدِّموا قرابينكم إلى حشدِ الماروت الأقوياء كالثور، إلى السَّرِيَّةِ الفَحْلَة؛ واحملوا الهَفْيا (القرابين المقدَّسة) إلى القوّة التي تندفع كالثور—لكي تُدفَعَ الرحلةُ الباطنةُ بقُدرةٍ.

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Word by Word

• प्रति: towards; in response to
• प्रति: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (upasarga/avyaya)

• वः: of you; your
• वः: सम्बन्ध (possessive/genitival relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (pronominal stem)

• वृषदञ्जयः: the bull-like victors (Maruts)
• वृषदञ्जयः: कर्तृ (subject)
• Type: Noun (proper/epithet)
• Root: वृषदञ्जय (prātipadika; compound)

• वृष्णे: to the Bull (i.e., the strong one)
• वृष्णे: सम्प्रदान (recipient)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वृषन् (prātipadika)

• शर्धाय: to the troop; for the host
• शर्धाय: सम्प्रदान (recipient/purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्धा (prātipadika)

• मारुताय: to the Marut (Marut-host); for the Maruts
• मारुताय: सम्प्रदान (recipient)
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: मारुत (prātipadika)

• भरध्वम्: carry/bring (you all)!
• भरध्वम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भृ (भृञ्)

• हव्या: oblations; things to be invoked/offered
• हव्या: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्य (prātipadika)

• वृषप्रयाव्णे: to the bull-impelled/strong-going one
• वृषप्रयाव्णे: सम्प्रदान (recipient)
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: वृषप्रयावन् (prātipadika; compound epithet)