Rig Veda 8.8.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 8, Mantra 2

Sukta 8.8

Rishi: Kaṇva lineage (probable; hymn explicitly references Kaṇva in nearby verses)

Devata: Aśvins

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ नूनं यातमश्विना रथेन सूर्यत्वचा । भुजी हिरण्यपेशसा कवी गम्भीरचेतसा ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 8.8.2

Transliteration

ā nū́naṃ yātam aśvinā ráthena sū́rya-tvacā | bhujī́ híraṇya-peśasā kavī́ gambhī́ra-cetasā ||

Translation

Hey Ashvin bhai, abhi aao apni rath mein. Woh rath sooraj ki roshni se chamak raha hai. Tum dono bade balwan ho, sona jaisa roop hai tumhara. Tum andar ki baat samajhte ho, bahut gehri samajh hai. Humein aake raaste ki tez raftaar do.

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Word by Word

• आ: hither, towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga/avyaya)

• नूनम्: now, just now
• नूनम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (avyaya)

• यातम्: come (you two)
• यातम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) ‘to go’

• अश्विना: O Aśvins (Divine Twins)
• अश्विना: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (proper/theonym)
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• रथेन: with/by the chariot
• रथेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• सूर्यत्वचा: with sun-bright sheen/covering
• सूर्यत्वचा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun (compound epithet)
• Root: सूर्य-त्वच् (समास: सूर्य ‘sun’ + त्वच् ‘skin/covering, sheen’)

• भुजी: O strong-armed (you two)
• भुजी: Sambodhana
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: भुज्/भुजि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘arm’, hence ‘strong/armed’)

• हिरण्यपेशसा: O gold-adorned (you two)
• हिरण्यपेशसा: Sambodhana
• Type: Adjective (compound epithet)
• Root: हिरण्य-पेशस् (समास: हिरण्य ‘gold’ + पेशस् ‘ornament/appearance, adornment’)

• कवी: O seers/wise ones (you two)
• कवी: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: कवि (प्रातिपदिक)

• गम्भीरचेतसा: O deep-minded (you two)
• गम्भीरचेतसा: Sambodhana
• Type: Adjective (compound epithet)
• Root: गम्भीर-चेतस् (समास: गम्भीर ‘deep’ + चेतस् ‘mind, thought’)