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Rig Veda 8.101.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 101, Mantra 2

Sukta 8.101

Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (probable; not specified in input)
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verification needed)

वर्षिष्ठक्षत्रा उरुचक्षसा नरा राजाना दीर्घश्रुत्तमा । ता बाहुता न दंसना रथर्यतः साकं सूर्यस्य रश्मिभिः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 8.101.2

várṣiṣṭha-kṣatrā uru-cákṣasā nárā rājā́nā dīrgha-śrút-tamā | tā́ bāhútā na daṃsánā ratharyatáḥ sākáṃ sū́ryasya raśmí-bhiḥ ||

അത്യുച്ചമായ ക്ഷത്രശക്തിയുള്ളവർ, വിശാലദർശികളായവർ—രണ്ട് നരർ, രണ്ട് രാജാക്കന്മാർ, അതിദീർഘശ്രുതന്മാർ; തങ്ങളുടെ ബാഹുബലത്താൽ, തങ്ങളുടെ ദംസനാ (ശക്തി)യാൽ, അവർ രഥമാർഗത്തിൽ സൂര്യന്റെ രശ്മികളോടൊപ്പം ഒരുമിച്ച് സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്നു.

वर्षिष्ठक्षत्राhaving the most excellent power/sovereignty
वर्षिष्ठक्षत्रा:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण ‘नरा’ इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective (dual epithet)
Rootवर्षिष्ठ- (वृध्/वृष्- ‘श्रेष्ठ/वर्षिष्ठ’ इति विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + क्षत्र-
उरुचक्षसाwith wide vision
उरुचक्षसा:
करण (गुण-करणम्: ‘with wide sight’)
TypeAdjective (instrumental epithet)
Rootउरु- + चक्षस्-
नराthe two men/heroes
नरा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootनर-
राजानाthe two kings
राजाना:
कर्तृ (अप्पोजिशन: ‘नरा’ इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्-
दीर्घश्रुत्तमाmost far-famed / of longest renown
दीर्घश्रुत्तमा:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण ‘राजाना/नरा’ इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective (superlative epithet)
Rootदीर्घ- + श्रुत्- + तम (तमप्)
ताthose two
ता:
कर्तृ (अनुवादक-सर्वनाम; पूर्वोक्तयोः)
TypePronoun
Rootतद्-
बाहुताby/with (their) arm-power
बाहुता:
करण
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootबाहु- + ता (भाव/अवस्था)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
दंसना(two) wondrous deeds/acts of prowess
दंसना:
कर्तृ (अथवा विशेष्य-सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootदंसन- (दंस्/दंश् ‘कर्म/कौशल/वीर्य’ इत्यर्थे)
रथर्यतःriding/going on a chariot
रथर्यतः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण ‘ता’ इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective/Participle (agentive)
Rootरथ- + √ऋ (अर्/ऋ ‘गमन/यात्रा’) → रथर्यत् (रथ-यातृ/रथ-चर)
साकम्together with
साकम्:
सह/सम्बन्ध (सहयोग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाकम्
सूर्यस्यof the Sun
सूर्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य-
रश्मिभिःwith (his) rays
रश्मिभिः:
करण (सह-करणम् ‘with the rays’)
TypeNoun
Rootरश्मि-

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