Rig Veda 8.10.2 - Mandala 8, Sukta 10, Mantra 2

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Rig Veda 8.10.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 10, Mantra 2

Sukta 8.10

Rishi: Kāṇva (explicit: kāṇvasya)

Devata: Aśvinau (with a broad invocation including Bṛhaspati, Viśve Devāḥ, Indra-Viṣṇu)

Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (requires verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

यद्वा यज्ञं मनवे सम्मिमिक्षथुरेवेत्काण्वस्य बोधतम् । बृहस्पतिं विश्वान्देवाँ अहं हुव इन्द्राविष्णू अश्विनावाशुहेषसा ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 8.10.2

Transliteration

yád vā yajñáṃ mánave sam-mimikṣáthurevá ít kāṇvásya bodhatam | bṛ́haspátiṃ víśvān devā́n aháṃ huve indrā́viṣṇū aśvínāv āśu-heṣasā ||

Translation

அல்லது நீங்கள் மனுவிற்காக யஜ்ஞத்தை ஒன்றிணைத்து ஒழுங்குபடுத்தி நிறுவியிருந்தால், காஞ்வனின் அழைப்பிற்கு விழித்தெழுங்கள். நான் ப்ருஹஸ்பதியையும், எல்லா தேவர்களையும், இந்திர-விஷ்ணுவையும், மேலும் உங்களையும்—ஓ விரைவு ஓட்டமுடைய வலிமை கொண்ட அஶ்வினரே—ஆஹ்வானம் செய்கிறேன்.

Word by Word

यद्when/if; that which

वाor

यज्ञम्sacrifice; ritual

मनवेfor Manu

सम्मिमिक्षथुःyou two have mixed/combined; have duly arranged

एवjust; indeed

इत्indeed; precisely

काण्वस्यof Kāṇva (the seer’s lineage)

बोधतम्you two perceive/understand; take notice

बृहस्पतिम्Bṛhaspati

विश्वान्all

देवान्the gods

अहम्I

हुवेI invoke/call

इन्द्राविष्णूIndra and Viṣṇu

अश्विनौthe Aśvins

आशुहेषसाwith swift neighing; swift-sounding (epithet, esp. of the Aśvins/steeds)

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