Mantra 8
Rishi: Ṛgvedic Mitra-Varuṇa seer-tradition (implicit)
Devata: Mitra and Varuṇa
Chandas: Gāyatrī (compact 3-pāda structure in YV citation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ नो॑ मित्रावरुणा घृतै॒र्गव्यू॑तिमुक्षतम् । मध्वा॒ रजा॑ᳪसि सुक्रतू
Transliteration
ā́ no mitrā́varuṇā ghṛtáiḥ gavyū́tim ukṣatam | mádhvā rajā́ṃsi sukratū
Translation
Come ye to us, O Mitra and Varuṇa; with ghee bedew for us the cow-path; with sweetness moisten ye the regions, O ye of goodly might in action.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
आ । नः । मित्रा-वरुणा । घृतैः । गव्यूतिम् । उक्षतम् । मध्वा । रजांसि । सुक्रतू इति ।
Word by Word
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
नःof us; for us
नः:
Sampradāna (प्रयोजन/हित-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
मित्रावरुणाO Mitra and Varuṇa
मित्रावरुणा:
Kartā (आह्वान/सम्बोधन-कर्तृभावः)
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootमित्र-वरुण (द्वन्द्व-समासः)
घृतैःwith ghee; by means of ghee
घृतैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootघृत
गव्यूतिम्the cattle-track; the path/way (for cows)
गव्यूतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगव्यूति
उक्षतम्sprinkle; pour (upon/into)
उक्षतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवक्ष्/उक्ष् (वर्षणे/सिञ्चने) — वैदिक प्रयोगः
मध्वाwith honey; with sweetness
मध्वा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमधु
रजांसिthe regions/spaces; the realms
रजांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरजस्
सुक्रतूO you two of good resolve/skill
सुक्रतू:
Kartā (सम्बोधन-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootसु-क्रतु (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समासः; ‘good in resolve/rite’)
Entities Mentioned
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VaruṇaRitual Context
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