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 ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.20.18

Transliteration

yé cā́rhanti marútaḥ sudā́naváḥ smán mīḷhúṣaś cáranti yé | átaś cidā́ na úpa vásyasā hṛdā́ yúvāna ā́ vavṛdhvam ||

Translation

Wahai Marut, yang layak menerima seruan kami, para pemberi yang pemurah—kamu yang bergerak sebagai para pengasih; bahkan dari sisi ini pun, hampirilah kami dengan hati yang lebih lembut. Wahai kuasa-kuasa muda, bertumbuhlah (dalam kami), bertambah kuatlah.

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• ये: who (they)
• ये: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (sarvanāma-stem ya-)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अर्हन्ति: are worthy / deserve
• अर्हन्ति: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्

• मरुतः: the Maruts
• मरुतः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (prātipadika)

• सुदानवः: good-giving, bountiful
• सुदानवः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-दानु (prātipadika; बहुव्रीहिः/कर्मधारयः)

• स्मत्: from us
• स्मत्: Apādāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (pronoun stem)

• मीळ्हुषः: rewarders, benefactors
• मीळ्हुषः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मीळ्हु (prātipadika; ‘rewarder/benefactor’)

• चरन्ति: move, go about
• चरन्ति: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्

• ये: who
• ये: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (sarvanāma-stem ya-)

• अतः: therefore, from that
• अतः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः

• चित्: even
• चित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित्

• आ: towards, hither
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ

• नः: to us / our
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (enclitic)

• उप: near, unto
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप

• वस्यसा: with better (favor), with greater good
• वस्यसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्यस् (comparative prātipadika of वसु ‘good’)

• हृदा: with (your) heart
• हृदा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (prātipadika)

• युवानः: the young ones
• युवानः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: युवन् (prātipadika)

• आ: hither
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ

• ववृध्वम्: grow strong; increase (for us)
• ववृध्वम्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध्