Rig Veda 1.2.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.2
Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditional attribution for RV 1.1–1.11)
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa (dual deities of Ṛta, sovereignty, harmony, and moral-cosmic law)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8 syllables)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ऋतेन मित्रावरुणावृतावृधावृतस्पृशा । क्रतुं बृहन्तमाशाथे ॥
Transliteration
ṛténa mitrā́varuṇāv ṛtā́vṛdhāv ṛtáspṛśā | kratúṃ bṛhántam āśā́the ||
Translation
凭藉ṛta（真理—秩序）之力，密特拉与伐楼那——增长ṛta者、触及ṛta者——赐予我们广大而光明的意志（kratu），使内在之行与真知之序相应。
Word by Word
ऋतेनby/with ṛta (truth, cosmic order)
ऋतेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक) < √ऋ (गत्यर्थ) / ऋत- ‘cosmic order, truth’
मित्राMitra (the god), (as one of the two)
मित्रा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper/deity)
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक) ‘Mitra’
वरुणाVaruṇa (the god), (as one of the two)
वरुणा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper/deity)
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक) ‘Varuṇa’
ऋतावृधा(you) two who grow/are strengthened by ṛta
ऋतावृधा:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतावृध (प्रातिपदिक; समास: ऋत + आवृध ‘growing/strengthened by ṛta’)
ऋतस्पृशा(you) two who touch/attain ṛta
ऋतस्पृशा:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतस्पृश (प्रातिपदिक; समास: ऋत + स्पृश ‘touching’)
क्रतुम्resolve/wise purpose (as object)
क्रतुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक) ‘resolve, power of will, intelligence; ritual power’
बृहन्तम्great
बृहन्तम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘great, lofty’
आशाथेyou two attain/reach
आशाथे:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√अश् (अश्नुते/अश्नोति) ‘to reach, attain’ + आ- (उपसर्ग)
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