Rig Veda 4.41.8: Mandala 4, Sukta 41, Mantra 8

Sukta 4.41

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama

Devata: Indra-Varuṇa (dual) with functional distribution: speech to Indra, thought to Varuṇa

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

ता वां धियोऽवसे वाजयन्तीराजिं न जग्मुर्युवयूः सुदानू । श्रिये न गाव उप सोममस्थुरिन्द्रं गिरो वरुणं मे मनीषाः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.41.8

Transliteration

tā́ vāṃ dhíyo’váse vāja-yántīr ā́jiṃ ná jagmur yuva-yū́ḥ sudānū | śríye ná gā́va úpa sómam asthur índraṃ gíro váruṇaṃ me manīṣā́ḥ ||

Translation

แรงบันดาลใจเหล่านี้ (dhī) ซึ่งนำความอุดมแห่งพลังมา ได้ไปหาท่านทั้งสองเพื่อขอความคุ้มครอง ดุจมุ่งสู่สนามแข่ง; ดุจฝูงโคไปสู่ศรี พวกนางได้ยืนใกล้โสมะ (Soma). บทสรรเสริญของข้าพเจ้า (giro) ไปสู่อินทระ; ส่วนมโนสำนึกอันรังสรรค์ (manīṣā) ไปสู่วรุณะ.

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Word by Word

• ताः: those (f.)
• ताः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

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

• धियः: thoughts, hymns, inspirations
• धियः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: धी (प्रातिपदिक)

• अवसे: for aid, for help
• अवसे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वाजयन्तीः: bringing strength/prize; invigorating
• वाजयन्तीः: Kartā
• Type: Participle (Adjectival)
• Root: वाजय् (धातु) → वाजयन्त् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)

• आजिम्: race, contest
• आजिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आजि (प्रातिपदिक)

• न: like, as
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• जग्मुः: they went, they have gone
• जग्मुः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)

• युवयूः: you two youths (the two young ones)
• युवयूः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: युवयु (प्रातिपदिक; द्विवचन-सम्बोधन/प्रथमा रूप)

• सुदानू: bountiful, of good gifts
• सुदानू: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: सु-दानु (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय)

• श्रिये: for splendor/prosperity
• श्रिये: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)

• न: like, as
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• गावः: cows
• गावः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)

• उप: towards, near
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)

• सोमम्: Soma (the pressed drink/deity)
• सोमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्थुः: they stood / took their place
• अस्थुः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)

• इन्द्रम्: Indra
• इन्द्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• गिरः: songs, hymns
• गिरः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वरुणम्: Varuṇa
• वरुणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)

• मे: my
• मे: —
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• मनीषाः: insights, inspired thoughts
• मनीषाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनीषा (प्रातिपदिक)