Rig Veda 2.8.4: Mandala 2, Sukta 8, Mantra 4

Sukta 2.8

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava) (traditional attribution for RV 2.8)

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ यः स्वर्ण भानुना चित्रो विभात्यर्चिषा । अञ्जानो अजरैरभि ॥

Transliteration

ā́ yáḥ svàrṇa bhānúnā citró vibhā́ty arcíṣā | añjānó ajárair abhí ||

Translation

天の光そのもののごとく来たり、光輝により多彩にきらめき、焔（arciṣ）をもって明らかに照らし出す者――不老の照明の力によって、四方よりわれらに塗油し、加護する。

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Word by Word

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

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• स्वर्णम्: gold; golden (lustre)
• स्वर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ण (prātipadika)

• भानुना: with (his) radiance; with a beam
• भानुना: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (prātipadika)

• चित्रः: bright; wondrous; variegated
• चित्रः: Kartā (qualifier of यः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र (prātipadika)

• विभाति: shines forth; appears brightly
• विभाति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भा (भा दीप्तौ)

• अर्चिषा: with flame; with radiance
• अर्चिषा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्चिस् (prātipadika)

• अञ्जानः: anointing (himself); adorning
• अञ्जानः: Kartā (co-referential with यः)
• Type: Participle (verbal adjective)
• Root: √अञ्ज् (अञ्ज् व्यञ्जने/लेपने) → pres. mid. ptcp.

• अजरैः: with unaging (ones/things); with imperishables
• अजरैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजर (prātipadika: a-jar ‘unaging’)

• अभि: towards; upon
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (upasarga/avyaya)