Rig Veda 2.39.8: Mandala 2, Sukta 39, Mantra 8

Sukta 2.39

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (and/or the Gṛtsamada lineage)

Devata: Aśvinau (the Ashvins)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; RV 2.39 predominantly Triṣṭubh)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

एतानि वामश्विना वर्धनानि ब्रह्म स्तोमं गृत्समदासो अक्रन् । तानि नरा जुजुषाणोप यातं बृहद्वदेम विदथे सुवीराः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 2.39.8

Transliteration

etā́ni vām aśvinā vardhánāni bráhma stómaṃ gṛtsamadā́so akran | tā́ni narā jujuṣāṇópa yātaṃ bṛhád vadema vidáthe suvī́rāḥ ||

Translation

Ashvins, yeh sab tumhare liye badhao ke liye hai. Rishi Gritsamada ne yeh stotra aur prarthna banayi hai. Tum dono shaktishali devta, isse swikar karo aur hamare paas aao. Isse hum sabke saamne bade ka gyaan bol saken aur hamare bacche bhi tej ho.

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Word by Word

• एतानि: these (things)
• एतानि: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वाम्: of you two / for you two
• वाम्: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अश्विना: O Aśvins (you two)
• अश्विना: (Address)
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; देवता-नाम)

• वर्धनानि: strengthenings, means of increase
• वर्धनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्धन (प्रातिपदिक; वर्ध्-धातोः नाम)

• ब्रह्म: sacred formulation / prayer
• ब्रह्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्तोमम्: hymn of praise
• स्तोमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• गृत्समदासः: the Gṛtsamada-s (poets of Gṛtsamada line)
• गृत्समदासः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: गृत्समद (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि-नाम)

• अक्रन्: they made / fashioned
• अक्रन्: (finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)

• तानि: those (things)
• तानि: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नरा: O you two men (Aśvins)
• नरा: (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)

• जुजुषाणौ: enjoying / accepting gladly
• जुजुषाणौ: Kartā (with imperative)
• Type: Participle
• Root: जुष् (धातु) → जुजुषाण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• उप: near, towards
• उप: (preverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• यातम्: come (you two)!
• यातम्: (finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)

• बृहद्वदेम: let us speak great (words)
• बृहद्वदेम: (finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)

• विदथे: in the rite/assembly (of worship)
• विदथे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुवीराः: having good heroes/sons; well-manned
• सुवीराः: Kartā (predicate to ‘we’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवीर (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + वीर)