Rig Veda 8.101.5: Mandala 8, Sukta 101, Mantra 5

Sukta 8.101

Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (probable for RV 8.101; exact seer not provided in input)

Devata: Mitra, Aryaman, Varuṇa (Ādityas)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verification needed)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र मित्राय प्रार्यम्णे सचथ्यमृतावसो । वरूथ्यं वरुणे छन्द्यं वचः स्तोत्रं राजसु गायत ॥

Transliteration

prá mitrā́ya prá ā́ryamṇe sacathyám ṛtāvaso | varū́thyaṃ váruṇe chándyaṃ vácaḥ stotrám rā́jasu gāyata ||

Translation

ミトラに向けて、親和のことばを高らかに歌え。アリヤマンに向けても歌え、リタ（Ṛta）を守る者たちよ。さらにヴァルナに向けて、護りとなる、よく整えられた言葉を詠唱せよ——力の王たちのうちに響く、汝らの讃歌を。

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Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• मित्राय: to Mitra
• मित्राय: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (prātipadika)

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• अर्यम्णे: to Aryaman
• अर्यम्णे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्यमन् (prātipadika)

• सचथ्यम्: companionship, fellowship (friendly association)
• सचथ्यम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: सचथ्य (prātipadika; from √सच् ‘to accompany, be associated’)

• ऋतावसो: O you two, beneficent through ṛta (Mitra & Varuṇa)
• ऋतावसो: सम्बोधन
• Type: Adjective (used as epithet)
• Root: ऋतावस् (prātipadika; ऋत ‘cosmic order’ + वस् ‘good, beneficent’)

• वरूथ्यम्: protective, affording shelter
• वरूथ्यम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरूथ्य (prātipadika; from वरूथ ‘protection, shelter’)

• वरुणे: O Varuṇa
• वरुणे: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (prātipadika)

• छन्द्यम्: pleasing, agreeable
• छन्द्यम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छन्द्य (prātipadika; from √छन्द् ‘to please, delight’)

• वचः: speech, utterance
• वचः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (prātipadika)

• स्तोत्रम्: praise-song, hymn
• स्तोत्रम्: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (prātipadika; from √स्तु ‘to praise’)

• राजसु: among kings / in royal (assemblies)
• राजसु: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (prātipadika)

• गायत: sing (you all)
• गायत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गै (गायति)