Rig Veda 8.22.2 — Mandala 8, Sukta 22, Mantra 2

Sukta 8.22

Devata: Aśvins (context), with Bhujyu as mythic figure

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

पूर्वायुषं सुहवं पुरुस्पृहं भुज्युं वाजेषु पूर्व्यम् । सचनावन्तं सुमतिभिः सोभरे विद्वेषसमनेहसम् ॥

Transliteration

pūrvā́yuṣaṃ su-hávaṃ puru-spṛ́haṃ bhujyúṃ vā́jeṣu pū́rvyam | sacanā́vantaṃ sumatíbhir sobhare ví-dveṣasam anéhasam ||

Translation

Đấng ban sự sống từ thuở xưa, dễ được khẩn cầu, được nhiều người khao khát; Bhujyu, bậc tiên phong giữa những sung mãn của sức lực—hỡi Sobharis, kẻ dẹp tan chia rẽ, không biết mỏi mệt, chúng ta nâng đỡ người ấy, bạn đồng hành, bằng thiện niệm (sumatí).

Word by Word

• पूर्वायुषम्: having ancient/primeval life; long-lived from of old
• पूर्वायुषम्: Karma (स्तुत्य/आह्वेय-देवता-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: पूर्व-आयुस् (prātipadika; karmadhāraya/tatpuruṣa compound) अथवा पूर्व + आयुष्

• सुहवम्: well-invoked; easy to call
• सुहवम्: Karma (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-हव (prātipadika; उपसर्ग ‘सु’ + √ह्वे/हू ‘to call, invoke’)

• पुरुस्पृहम्: much-desired; greatly longed for
• पुरुस्पृहम्: Karma (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: पुरु-स्पृह (prātipadika; ‘much’ + √स्पृह् ‘to desire/long for’)

• भुज्युम्: Bhujyu (name)
• भुज्युम्: Karma (स्तुत्य/आह्वेयः)
• Type: Noun (proper name)
• Root: भुज्यु (प्रातिपदिक; देव/ऋषि-नाम)

• वाजेषु: in prizes/contests; in strength-gains
• वाजेषु: Adhikaraṇa (locative of sphere)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (prātipadika)

• पूर्व्यम्: ancient; of old
• पूर्व्यम्: Karma (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व्य (prātipadika; from पूर्व ‘former’)

• सचनावन्तम्: accompanied; having companions
• सचनावन्तम्: Karma (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सचना-वत् (prātipadika; ‘with companionship/with attendants’; सचना ‘together, in company’ + -वत्)

• सुमतिभिः: with good thoughts; with kindly favors
• सुमतिभिः: Karaṇa (instrumental: by/with good thoughts/favors)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-मति (prātipadika; ‘good’ + मति ‘thought, favor’)

• सोभरे: O Sobhara
• सोभरे: Sambodhana (address to the seer/singer)
• Type: Noun (proper name)
• Root: सोभर (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि/स्तोतृ-नाम)

• विद्वेषसम्: enmity; hostility
• विद्वेषसम्: Karma (object: enmity/hostility [to be removed/overcome])
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वेषस् (prātipadika; from √द्विष् ‘to hate’ with vi-; ‘enmity, hostility’)

• अनेहसम्: free from distress; unharmed
• अनेहसम्: Karma (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्-एहस् (prātipadika; neg. an- + एहस् ‘distress, trouble, harm’)