Rig Veda 8.2.27: Mandala 8, Sukta 2, Mantra 27

Sukta 8.2

Rishi: Unknown/unspecified in provided input.

Devata: Indra (with harī and girvaṇas epithets)

Chandas: Likely Tr̥ṣṭubh/Jagatī family; requires verification.

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

एह हरी ब्रह्मयुजा शग्मा वक्षतः सखायम् । गीर्भिः श्रुतं गिर्वणसम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 8.2.27

Transliteration

ā́ ihá harī́ brahma-yújā śagmā́ vakṣataḥ sákhāyam | gī́rbʰiḥ śrutáṃ gírvaṇasam ||

Translation

Idhar aao, dono peele ghode. Jo shabd se jud ke aaye hain, woh apne dost ko laao. Woh shaktishali hai, hamare gaano se uski awaaz sunai deti hai. Woh Indra hai, jo hamari prarthana sunta hai.

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Word by Word

• एह: hither, here (come!)
• एह: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (deictic particle) / इ (as in इह)

• हरी: the two bay horses (of Indra)
• हरी: Kartā (as subject of वक्षतः) / or Karma (as object of implied ‘bring’)
• Type: Noun (dual) / epithet
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)

• ब्रह्मयुजा: yoked with/for the sacred formulation (brahman), hymn-yoked
• ब्रह्मयुजा: Kartā/Karma (agreeing with हरी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + युज (युज् ‘to yoke’) → बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष समास

• शग्मा: strong, vigorous, able
• शग्मा: Kartā/Karma (agreeing with हरी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शग्म (प्रातिपदिक)

• वक्षतः: (you two) bring / convey
• वक्षतः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु) ‘to carry/bring’

• सखायम्: the friend (Indra)
• सखायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखा (प्रातिपदिक)

• गीर्भिः: with hymns
• गीर्भिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीर् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘song, hymn’

• श्रुतम्: heard-of, renowned
• श्रुतम्: Karma (agreeing with गिर्वणसम्)
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle used adjectivally)
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (कृदन्त, भूतकृत) / or श्रुत (प्रातिपदिक) ‘famed’

• गिर्वणसम्: the song-praised one (Indra)
• गिर्वणसम्: Karma (apposition to सखायम्)
• Type: Noun/Epithet
• Root: गिर्वणस् (प्रातिपदिक; epithet of Indra ‘praised by songs’)