Rig Veda 8.20.18: Mandala 8, Sukta 20, Mantra 18
Sukta 8.20
Rishi: Sobharī Kāṇva (traditional attribution for RV 8.20, Kāṇva lineage)
Devata: Marutāḥ
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable for RV 8.20; verse-length and cadence align with common Marut hymns)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ये चार्हन्ति मरुतः सुदानवः स्मन्मीळ्हुषश्चरन्ति ये । अतश्चिदा न उप वस्यसा हृदा युवान आ ववृध्वम् ॥
Transliteration
yé cā́rhanti marútaḥ sudā́naváḥ smán mīḷhúṣaś cáranti yé | átaś cidā́ na úpa vásyasā hṛdā́ yúvāna ā́ vavṛdhvam ||
Translation
汝ら、われらの呼びかけにふさわしきマルット（Maruts）、寛き施与者よ――恩恵をもたらす者として歩む者たちよ。この側からも、いよいよやさしき心もてわれらに近づけ。若き神力よ、われらのうちに増し、いよいよ栄えよ。
Word by Word
येwho (they)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-stem ya-)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अर्हन्तिare worthy / deserve
अर्हन्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (prātipadika)
सुदानवःgood-giving, bountiful
सुदानवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-दानु (prātipadika; बहुव्रीहिः/कर्मधारयः)
स्मत्from us
स्मत्:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun stem)
मीळ्हुषःrewarders, benefactors
मीळ्हुषः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमीळ्हु (prātipadika; ‘rewarder/benefactor’)
चरन्तिmove, go about
चरन्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-stem ya-)
अतःtherefore, from that
अतः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित्
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (enclitic)
उपnear, unto
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप
वस्यसाwith better (favor), with greater good
वस्यसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवस्यस् (comparative prātipadika of वसु ‘good’)
हृदाwith (your) heart
हृदा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहृद् (prātipadika)
युवानःthe young ones
युवानः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयुवन् (prātipadika)
आhither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ
ववृध्वम्grow strong; increase (for us)
ववृध्वम्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootवृध्
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