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 ॥
Transliteration
etā́ni vām aśvinā vardhánāni bráhma stómaṃ gṛtsamadā́so akran | tā́ni narā jujuṣāṇópa yātaṃ bṛhád vadema vidáthe suvī́rāḥ ||
Translation
हे अश्विनौ, एतानि वाम् वर्धनानि—गृत्समदास ऋषयः कृतवन्तो ब्रह्म स्तोमं च। तानि हे नरौ जुजुषाणौ उप यातम्; वयं विदथे सुवीराः सन्तो बृहद् वदेम।
Word by Word
एतानिthese (things)
एतानि:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्of you two / for you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अश्विनाO Aśvins (you two)
अश्विना:
(Address)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; देवता-नाम)
वर्धनानिstrengthenings, means of increase
वर्धनानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर्धन (प्रातिपदिक; वर्ध्-धातोः नाम)
ब्रह्मsacred formulation / prayer
ब्रह्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमम्hymn of praise
स्तोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
गृत्समदासःthe Gṛtsamada-s (poets of Gṛtsamada line)
गृत्समदासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootगृत्समद (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि-नाम)
अक्रन्they made / fashioned
अक्रन्:
(finite verb)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
तानिthose (things)
तानि:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नराO you two men (Aśvins)
नरा:
(Address)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
जुजुषाणौenjoying / accepting gladly
जुजुषाणौ:
Kartā (with imperative)
TypeParticiple
Rootजुष् (धातु) → जुजुषाण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
उपnear, towards
उप:
(preverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
यातम्come (you two)!
यातम्:
(finite verb)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
बृहद्वदेमlet us speak great (words)
बृहद्वदेम:
(finite verb)
TypeVerb
Rootवद् (धातु)
विदथेin the rite/assembly (of worship)
विदथे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ (प्रातिपदिक)
सुवीराःhaving good heroes/sons; well-manned
सुवीराः:
Kartā (predicate to ‘we’)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुवीर (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + वीर)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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