Rig Veda 8.22.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 22, Mantra 2

Sukta 8.22

Devata: Aśvins (context), with Bhujyu as mythic figure

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

पूर्वायुषं सुहवं पुरुस्पृहं भुज्युं वाजेषु पूर्व्यम् । सचनावन्तं सुमतिभिः सोभरे विद्वेषसमनेहसम् ॥

Transliteration

pūrvā́yuṣaṃ su-hávaṃ puru-spṛ́haṃ bhujyúṃ vā́jeṣu pū́rvyam | sacanā́vantaṃ sumatíbhir sobhare ví-dveṣasam anéhasam ||

Translation

古き命の授け手、呼びやすく、ひとびとに切望される者――ブフジュ（Bhujyu）、力の満ちあふれる贈り物において先なる者。おおソーバリス（Sobharis）、分裂を鎮め、疲れを知らぬ者よ、われらは善き思い（súmati）によって彼を支え、伴侶たらしめる。

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• पूर्वायुषम्: having ancient/primeval life; long-lived from of old
• पूर्वायुषम्: Karma (स्तुत्य/आह्वेय-देवता-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: पूर्व-आयुस् (prātipadika; karmadhāraya/tatpuruṣa compound) अथवा पूर्व + आयुष्

• सुहवम्: well-invoked; easy to call
• सुहवम्: Karma (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-हव (prātipadika; उपसर्ग ‘सु’ + √ह्वे/हू ‘to call, invoke’)

• पुरुस्पृहम्: much-desired; greatly longed for
• पुरुस्पृहम्: Karma (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: पुरु-स्पृह (prātipadika; ‘much’ + √स्पृह् ‘to desire/long for’)

• भुज्युम्: Bhujyu (name)
• भुज्युम्: Karma (स्तुत्य/आह्वेयः)
• Type: Noun (proper name)
• Root: भुज्यु (प्रातिपदिक; देव/ऋषि-नाम)

• वाजेषु: in prizes/contests; in strength-gains
• वाजेषु: Adhikaraṇa (locative of sphere)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (prātipadika)

• पूर्व्यम्: ancient; of old
• पूर्व्यम्: Karma (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व्य (prātipadika; from पूर्व ‘former’)

• सचनावन्तम्: accompanied; having companions
• सचनावन्तम्: Karma (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सचना-वत् (prātipadika; ‘with companionship/with attendants’; सचना ‘together, in company’ + -वत्)

• सुमतिभिः: with good thoughts; with kindly favors
• सुमतिभिः: Karaṇa (instrumental: by/with good thoughts/favors)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-मति (prātipadika; ‘good’ + मति ‘thought, favor’)

• सोभरे: O Sobhara
• सोभरे: Sambodhana (address to the seer/singer)
• Type: Noun (proper name)
• Root: सोभर (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि/स्तोतृ-नाम)

• विद्वेषसम्: enmity; hostility
• विद्वेषसम्: Karma (object: enmity/hostility [to be removed/overcome])
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वेषस् (prātipadika; from √द्विष् ‘to hate’ with vi-; ‘enmity, hostility’)

• अनेहसम्: free from distress; unharmed
• अनेहसम्: Karma (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्-एहस् (prātipadika; neg. an- + एहस् ‘distress, trouble, harm’)