Rig Veda 2.39.8: Mandala 2, Sukta 39, Mantra 8

Sukta 2.39

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (and/or the Gṛtsamada lineage)

Devata: Aśvinau (the Ashvins)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; RV 2.39 predominantly Triṣṭubh)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

एतानि वामश्विना वर्धनानि ब्रह्म स्तोमं गृत्समदासो अक्रन् । तानि नरा जुजुषाणोप यातं बृहद्वदेम विदथे सुवीराः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 2.39.8

Transliteration

etā́ni vām aśvinā vardhánāni bráhma stómaṃ gṛtsamadā́so akran | tā́ni narā jujuṣāṇópa yātaṃ bṛhád vadema vidáthe suvī́rāḥ ||

Translation

To są wasze pomnożenia, o Aśvinowie, ten natchniony wyraz i hymn, który utworzyli widzący Gṛtsamada. Przyjmijcie je, o dwie heroiczne moce, i przyjdźcie blisko; niech mówimy o Ogromnym w zgromadzeniu, bogaci w silne i świetliste potomstwo duszy.

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• एतानि: these (things)
• एतानि: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वाम्: of you two / for you two
• वाम्: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अश्विना: O Aśvins (you two)
• अश्विना: (Address)
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; देवता-नाम)

• वर्धनानि: strengthenings, means of increase
• वर्धनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्धन (प्रातिपदिक; वर्ध्-धातोः नाम)

• ब्रह्म: sacred formulation / prayer
• ब्रह्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्तोमम्: hymn of praise
• स्तोमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• गृत्समदासः: the Gṛtsamada-s (poets of Gṛtsamada line)
• गृत्समदासः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: गृत्समद (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि-नाम)

• अक्रन्: they made / fashioned
• अक्रन्: (finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)

• तानि: those (things)
• तानि: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नरा: O you two men (Aśvins)
• नरा: (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)

• जुजुषाणौ: enjoying / accepting gladly
• जुजुषाणौ: Kartā (with imperative)
• Type: Participle
• Root: जुष् (धातु) → जुजुषाण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• उप: near, towards
• उप: (preverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• यातम्: come (you two)!
• यातम्: (finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)

• बृहद्वदेम: let us speak great (words)
• बृहद्वदेम: (finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)

• विदथे: in the rite/assembly (of worship)
• विदथे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुवीराः: having good heroes/sons; well-manned
• सुवीराः: Kartā (predicate to ‘we’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवीर (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + वीर)