Rig Veda 7.82.8: Mandala 7, Sukta 82, Mantra 8

Sukta 7.82

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Indra-Varuṇa

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अर्वाङ्नरा दैव्येनावसा गतं शृणुतं हवं यदि मे जुजोषथः । युवोर्हि सख्यमुत वा यदाप्यं मार्डीकमिन्द्रावरुणा नि यच्छतम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.82.8

Transliteration

arvā́ṅ narā daivyénāvasā́ gátam śṛṇutáṃ hávaṃ yádi me jújoṣathaḥ | yuvór hí sakhyám utá vā yád ā́pyaṃ mārḍī́kam indrāvaruṇā ní yacchatam ||

Translation

Come hither, O two divine heroes, by your godhead’s help; hear my call, if you accept it. For yours is the friendship, and yours too the water-born mercy—O Indra and Varuṇa, set that healing grace within us.

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Word by Word

• अर्वाक्: hither, towards us
• अर्वाक्: Adhikaraṇa (directional qualifier of motion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अर्वाक् (अव्यय/दिक्शब्द) < अव्/अर्व् (प्रत्ययान्त दिक्)

• नरा: O two men (heroes)
• नरा: Kartā (addressed agents)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)

• दैव्येन: with divine
• दैव्येन: Karaṇa (instrument/means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैव्य (देव-सम्बन्धी; प्रातिपदिक)

• अवसा: help, aid
• अवसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘help, protection’)

• गतम्: come (hither)
• गतम्: (predicate to the addressed dual)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त, क्त)

• शृणुतम्: hear (you two)!
• शृणुतम्: Kartā (addressed) / action: hearing
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)

• हवम्: the invocation
• हवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव (प्रातिपदिक; ‘call, invocation’)

• यदि: if
• यदि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)

• मे: my, of me
• मे: Sampradāna/सम्बन्ध (possessor of the call)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• जुजोṣथः: you two have been pleased / accept
• जुजोṣथः: Kartā (addressed) / action: accepting
• Type: Verb
• Root: जुष् (धातु; ‘to be pleased, to enjoy/accept’)

• युवोः: of you two
• युवोः: सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of you two’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• हि: for, indeed
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)

• सख्यम्: friendship
• सख्यम्: Kartā/विषय (topic: your friendship) / or Karma with implied verb ‘is/exists’
• Type: Noun
• Root: सख्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘friendship’)

• उत: and also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (अव्यय)

• वा: or
• वा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)

• यत्: that which
• यत्: — (relative introducing clause)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम/सम्बन्धक)

• आप्यम्: watery, water-born / connected with waters
• आप्यम्: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आप्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘belonging to the waters/obtained in waters’; from आप् ‘water’)

• मार्डीकम्: mercy, gracious favor
• मार्डीकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्डीक (प्रातिपदिक; ‘mercy, gracious favor, refreshment’)

• इन्द्रावरुणा: O Indra and Varuṇa
• इन्द्रावरुणा: Sambodhana (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रावरुण (द्वन्द्व-प्रातिपदिक)

• नि: down, firmly
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• यच्छतम्: grant / bestow / hold out (to us)
• यच्छतम्: Kartā (addressed) / action: granting/holding
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (धातु; ‘to restrain, to grant/hold’) + नि