Rig Veda 2.35.8: Mandala 2, Sukta 35, Mantra 8

Sukta 2.35

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional attribution for Mandala 2; RV 2.35 is in Gṛtsamada collection)

Devata: Apāṃ Napāt (the Child/Son of the Waters; radiant fire in the waters)

Chandas: Jagatī (RV 2.35 often uses Jagatī/Triṣṭubh mix; this verse is commonly read as Jagatī by cadence/length)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

यो अप्स्वा शुचिना दैव्येन ऋतावाजस्र उर्विया विभाति । वया इदन्या भुवनान्यस्य प्र जायन्ते वीरुधश्च प्रजाभिः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 2.35.8

Transliteration

yó apsv ā́ śúcinā daivyéna ṛtā́vāj asrá urviyā́ ví-bhāti | vayā́ íd anyā́ bhúvanāny asya prá jāyante vīrúdhaś ca prajā́bhiḥ ||

Translation

Aquele que, nas águas, resplandece pela pureza divina, movendo-se sem cessar segundo o ṛta e na plenitude da força: dele, em verdade, nascem os outros mundos, e as aves da vida, e as plantas que crescem com suas gerações.

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Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अप्सु: in the waters
• अप्सु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: towards; into
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• शुचिना: with the pure (radiance/brightness)
• शुचिना: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)

• दैव्येन: with the divine (power/light)
• दैव्येन: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैव्य (प्रातिपदिक) < देव

• ऋतावाजस्रः: the truth-impelling/ṛta-driven (one), ever-strong
• ऋतावाजस्रः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: ऋतावाजस्र (प्रातिपदिक; समासः) = ऋत + वाजस्र

• उर्वियाः: with/through the wide expanse
• उर्वियाः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: उर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)

• विभाति: shines forth; appears
• विभाति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भा (भा दीप्तौ)

• वयाः: birds; winged creatures
• वयाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• इत्: indeed; just
• इत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत् (निपात) < इद्

• अन्याः: other (fem. pl.)
• अन्याः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective/Pronoun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• भुवनानि: worlds; beings; realms
• भुवनानि: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक) < √भू

• अस्य: of him; of this one
• अस्य: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्र: forth; forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• जायन्ते: are born; arise
• जायन्ते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (जनीँ प्रादुर्भावे)

• वीरुधः: plants; herbs
• वीरुधः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरुध् (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)

• प्रजाभिः: with offspring; with progeny
• प्रजाभिः: Karaṇa (सह/समेत-अर्थे) अथवा सहकारक-भावः
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक; प्र + √जन्)