Rig Veda 8.27.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 27, Mantra 2

Sukta 8.27

Devata: Vasus / Viśve Devāḥ (collective powers), with cosmological supports (Earth, Dawn/Night, herbs)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ पशुं गासि पृथिवीं वनस्पतीनुषासा नक्तमोषधीः । विश्वे च नो वसवो विश्ववेदसो धीनां भूत प्रावितारः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 8.27.2

Transliteration

ā́ paśúṃ gāsi pṛthivī́ṃ vánaspatīn uṣásā náktam óṣadhīḥ | víśve ca no vásavo viśvavedaso dhīnā́ṃ bhūta prāvitā́raḥ ||

Translation

Aao paas, jaanwaron tak, dharti tak, ped-paudhon tak. Subah aur raat tak, aur woh jadi-bootiyon tak jo ilaaj karti hain. Hey Vasu devta, tum sab jaante ho sab kuch. Hamaare acche thoughts ki hifazat karo aur aage badhaao.

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Word by Word

• आ: towards; hither
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga)

• पशुम्: cattle; beast
• पशुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक)

• गासि: you go/come
• गासि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: गा (धातु) ‘to go/come’

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)

• वनस्पतीन्: lords of the forest; trees
• वनस्पतीन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• उषासाः: dawns
• उषासाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• नक्तम्: by night; at night
• नक्तम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नक्तम् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)

• ओषधीः: herbs; medicinal plants
• ओषधीः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)

• विश्वे: all
• विश्वे: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (avyaya)

• नः: of us; for us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• वसवः: Vasus (a class of gods)
• वसवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)

• विश्ववेदसः: all-knowing; of universal knowledge
• विश्ववेदसः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्ववेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; bahuvrīhi/karmadhāraya compound)

• धीनाम्: of thoughts; of insights/prayers
• धीनाम्: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: धी (प्रातिपदिक)

• भूत: be; become
• भूत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) ‘to be, become’

• प्रावितारः: protectors; helpers
• प्रावितारः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रावितृ (प्रातिपदिक; agent noun from √अव ‘to protect’ with pra-)