Rig Veda 8.25.2 — Mandala 8, Sukta 25, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.25
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मित्रा तना न रथ्या वरुणो यश्च सुक्रतुः । सनात्सुजाता तनया धृतव्रता ॥
Transliteration
mitrā́ tanā́ na rathyā́ varúṇo yáś ca sukrátūḥ | sanā́t sujātā́ tanáyā dhṛtávratā ||
Translation
मित्रा तना न रथ्या वरुणो यश्च सुक्रतुः। सनात्सुजाता तनया धृतव्रता॥
Word by Word
मित्राMitra (the god), the pair Mitra (and Varuṇa)
मित्रा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
तनाby extension; in due course; indeed (emphatic/continuative)
तना:
अधिकारण/प्रकार (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतना (अव्यय; तन्-सम्बद्ध)
नlike, as
न:
उपमान-निर्देशक (तुलना)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
रथ्याthe chariot-road; chariot-way (as a simile)
रथ्या:
कर्तृ (उपमान-पद)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootरथ्य (प्रातिपदिक; रथ-सम्बद्ध)
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्ध/अन्वयः वरुणे)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
सुक्रतुःof good resolve/power; wise, strong in will
सुक्रतुः:
कर्तृ (वरुणस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसु-क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय: ‘सु’+‘क्रतु’)
सनात्from of old; since ancient times
सनात्:
अपादान/काल (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसनात् (अव्यय)
सुजाताwell-born; nobly born
सुजाता:
कर्तृ (तनयाः विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √जन् ‘to be born’ + क्त)
तनयाःoffspring; daughters/children
तनयाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootतनय (प्रातिपदिक)
धृतव्रताholding fast to vows; steadfast in ordinances
धृतव्रता:
कर्तृ (तनयाः विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootधृत-व्रत (कृदन्त-समास; √धृ ‘to hold’ + क्त + व्रत)
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