Rig Veda 7.59.8: Mandala 7, Sukta 59, Mantra 8
Sukta 7.59
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha Maitrāvaruṇi; traditional attribution for Maṇḍala 7)
Devata: Maruts (with address to Vasus as allied luminous powers)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 7.59; needs metrical confirmation by syllable count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यो नो मरुतो अभि दुर्हृणायुस्तिरश्चित्तानि वसवो जिघांसति । द्रुहः पाशान्प्रति स मुचीष्ट तपिष्ठेन हन्मना हन्तना तम् ॥
Transliteration
yó no maruto abhí durhṛṇāyús tiráś cittā́ni vasavo jíghāṃsati | drúhaḥ pāśā́n práti sá mucīṣṭa tápiṣṭhena hánmanā hantana tám ||
Translation
يا آلَ مَرُوت، يا آلَ فَسُو، مَن كان ذا إرادةٍ معوجّةٍ وعداوةٍ يريد أن يصرعنا ويقلب إدراكاتنا الباطنة—فأعيدوه إلى قيودِ الخديعة؛ وبأشدِّ قوّتكم احتراقًا في الضرب، اضربوا ذلك.
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / to us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मरुतःO Maruts
मरुतः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, against
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दुःहृणायुःone of evil intent/ill-willed
दुःहृणायुः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootदुः-हृणायु (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहिः)
तिरःsecretly, stealthily
तिरः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिरस् (अव्यय)
चित्even
चित्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
तानिthose (things/ones)
तानि:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वसवःO Vasus (good ones)
वसवः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
जिघांसतिwishes to slay
जिघांसति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु) + सन् (इच्छार्थक) → जिघांस-
द्रुहःof treachery/hostility
द्रुहः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुह् (प्रातिपदिक)
पाशान्nooses, bonds
पाशान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाश (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिback, against
प्रति:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मुचीष्टmay you release / loosen
मुचीष्ट:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootमुच् (धातु) [वेद. inj./aor. रूप]
तपिष्ठेनwith the most burning (power)
तपिष्ठेन:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootतपिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘तपस्’ से तद्धित/तमतम-भावः)
हन्मनाwith a slaying weapon/force
हन्मना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हन्’ से नामधातु/कृदन्त-आधार)
हन्तनslay (you all)!
हन्तन:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
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