Rig Veda 8.25.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 25, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.25
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
महान्ता मित्रावरुणा सम्राजा देवावसुरा । ऋतावानावृतमा घोषतो बृहत् ॥
Transliteration
mahā́ntā mitrā́varuṇā samrā́jā devā́v asurā́ | ṛtá-vānāv ṛtám ā́ ghoṣato bṛhát ||
Translation
Mitra and Varuṇa are vast—two kings together, divine and lordly—bearers of the Truth. They proclaim aloud the ṛta, the Vast, so that the soul may hear and take its law of right harmony.
Word by Word
म॒हान्ता॑the two great (ones)
म॒हान्ता॑:
विशेषण (कर्तृसम्बन्धी)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
मि॒त्रावरु॑णाMitra and Varuṇa
मि॒त्रावरु॑णा:
कर्तृ (स्तुत्य-देवता)
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootमित्र + वरुण (प्रातिपदिक; द्वन्द्व-समास)
स॒म्राजा॑the two sovereign kings
स॒म्राजा॑:
विशेषण (कर्तृसम्बन्धी)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसम्राज् (प्रातिपदिक)
दे॒वावसु॑रा(both) gods and asuras (lordly ones)
दे॒वावसु॑रा:
विशेषण (कर्तृसम्बन्धी)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदेव + असुर (प्रातिपदिक; द्वन्द्व/समाहार-भाव)
ऋ॒तावा॑नाthe two possessing ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋ॒तावा॑ना:
विशेषण (कर्तृसम्बन्धी)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतावन् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋ॒तमाṛta, the true order
ऋ॒तमा:
कर्म (गम्य/प्राप्य-वस्तु)
TypeNoun
Rootऋतम् (प्रातिपदिक)
घो॑षतःthey sound/they resound
घो॑षतः:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: मित्रावरुणौ)
TypeVerb (finite)
Rootघोष् (धातु) / घोषत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
बृ॒हत्loudly, greatly; the great (sound)
बृ॒हत्:
क्रियाविशेषण (रीति/परिमाण)
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootबृहन्त्/बृहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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