Rig Veda 8.101.5: Mandala 8, Sukta 101, Mantra 5
Sukta 8.101
Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (probable for RV 8.101; exact seer not provided in input)
Devata: Mitra, Aryaman, Varuṇa (Ādityas)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verification needed)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र मित्राय प्रार्यम्णे सचथ्यमृतावसो । वरूथ्यं वरुणे छन्द्यं वचः स्तोत्रं राजसु गायत ॥
Transliteration
prá mitrā́ya prá ā́ryamṇe sacathyám ṛtāvaso | varū́thyaṃ váruṇe chándyaṃ vácaḥ stotrám rā́jasu gāyata ||
Translation
Sing forth the companionable word to Mitra, sing forth to Aryaman, O keepers of Ṛta; and to Varuṇa chant the protecting, well-fashioned speech—your hymn among the kings of the powers.
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
मित्रायto Mitra
मित्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (prātipadika)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
अर्यम्णेto Aryaman
अर्यम्णे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअर्यमन् (prātipadika)
सचथ्यम्companionship, fellowship (friendly association)
सचथ्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसचथ्य (prātipadika; from √सच् ‘to accompany, be associated’)
ऋतावसोO you two, beneficent through ṛta (Mitra & Varuṇa)
ऋतावसो:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (used as epithet)
Rootऋतावस् (prātipadika; ऋत ‘cosmic order’ + वस् ‘good, beneficent’)
वरूथ्यम्protective, affording shelter
वरूथ्यम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootवरूथ्य (prātipadika; from वरूथ ‘protection, shelter’)
वरुणेO Varuṇa
वरुणे:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (prātipadika)
छन्द्यम्pleasing, agreeable
छन्द्यम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootछन्द्य (prātipadika; from √छन्द् ‘to please, delight’)
वचःspeech, utterance
वचः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (prātipadika)
स्तोत्रम्praise-song, hymn
स्तोत्रम्:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोत्र (prātipadika; from √स्तु ‘to praise’)
राजसुamong kings / in royal (assemblies)
राजसु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (prātipadika)
गायतsing (you all)
गायत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√गै (गायति)
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