Rig Veda 8.2.38 — Mandala 8, Sukta 2, Mantra 38
Sukta 8.2
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage; Kaṇvāḥ)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Jagatī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
गाथश्रवसं सत्पतिं श्रवस्कामं पुरुत्मानम् । कण्वासो गात वाजिनम् ॥
Transliteration
gā́tha-śravasaṃ sát-patiṃ śrávas-kāmaṃ puru-tmā́nam | kaṇvā́so gā́ta vā́jinam ||
Translation
হে কণ্বগণ, গাথায় যাঁর খ্যাতি গীত—সৎপতি, শ্রবস্ (উচ্চ যশ/শ্রবণ)-কামী, ব্যাপক সত্তাস্বরূপ—তাঁরই গান করো। বাজ (বল-সমৃদ্ধি) আনয়নকারী, বাজিনের স্তব করো।
Word by Word
गा॒थश्र॑वसम्Gāthaśravas (the famed-by-songs one)
गा॒थश्र॑वसम्:
कर्म (स्तुत्य/आह्वेय-वस्तु)
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootगाथ-श्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक; समास) < गाथा ‘गीत/स्तोत्र’ + श्रवस् ‘यशस्/कीर्ति’
सत्प॑तिम्lord of the good / true lord
सत्प॑तिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootसत्-पति (प्रातिपदिक; समास) < सत् ‘सज्जन/श्रेष्ठ’ + पति ‘स्वामी’
श्रव॑स्कामम्desiring fame
श्रव॑स्कामम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रवस्-काम (प्रातिपदिक; समास) < श्रवस् ‘यशस्’ + काम ‘इच्छुक’
पुरु॒त्मान॑म्most excellent / very mighty
पुरु॒त्मान॑म्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपुरुत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) < पुरु ‘बहु’ + -त्मन् (अतिशय/श्रेष्ठत्ववाचक)
कण्वा॑सःthe Kaṇvas (seers/poets)
कण्वा॑सः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकण्व (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषिनाम)
गा॒तsang / have sung
गा॒त:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√गा (गै/गा) ‘गायति’
वा॒जिन॑म्the prize-winner / the vigorous one
वा॒जिन॑म्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootवाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक) < वाज ‘बल/वेग/अन्न/विजय’ + -इन्
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