Rig Veda 8.7.33 — Mandala 8, Sukta 7, Mantra 33

Sukta 8.7

Rishi: Kāṇva(s)

Devata: Indra/Marut-associated powers (vṛṣan suggests Indra; ‘prayajyūn’ and ‘citravājān’ suggest the Marut host or allied powers)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

ओ षु वृष्णः प्रयज्यूना नव्यसे सुविताय । ववृत्यां चित्रवाजान् ॥

Transliteration

ó ṣú vṛ́ṣṇaḥ prá-yajyūnā́ navyáse suvitā́ya | vavṛtyā́ṃ citrá-vājān ||

Translation

يا أيّها الثورُ (ڤرِشن)، يا قُوى المُبادِرة إلى اليَجْنَا—لِتَجَدُّدٍ أَحْدَثَ، وَلِسَيْرٍ سَعِيدٍ—لَعَلِّي أُدِيرُهَا إِلَى هُنَا: تِلْكَ ذَوَاتُ الأَرْزَاقِ المُتَلَوِّنَةِ وَفُيُوضِ القُوَّةِ.

Word by Word

• ओ: O! (exclamatory particle)
• ओ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ओ (निपात) अथवा ओम्-प्रकारः

• षु: indeed, now, quickly
• षु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: षु (निपात) < su

• वृष्णः: of the bull/strong one (often: of Indra)
• वृष्णः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषन् (प्रातिपदिक) < √वृष् (वर्षणे/बलवत्त्वे)

• प्रयज्यूना: with/through the forward-sacrificing (priest/act), with the offering-prone
• प्रयज्यूना: करण (instrumental: ‘by/with’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयज्यु (प्रातिपदिक; यज्-सम्बद्ध) < √यज् (देवपूजासंगतिकरणदान) + प्र

• नव्यसे: for the newer (one), for the fresh/renewed
• नव्यसे: सम्प्रदान (dative: ‘for/to’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव्य (प्रातिपदिक) < नव (new)

• सुविताय: for good passage/prosperity, for welfare
• सुविताय: सम्प्रदान (dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवित (प्रातिपदिक) < सु + वित (way/going; from √वि/√विद् in Vedic ‘finding/way’)

• ववृत्याम्: we have turned/rolled forth; we have set in motion
• ववृत्याम्: कर्तृ (we as agents)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृत् (वर्तने/आवर्तने) ; reduplicated perfect-stem व-वृत्

• चित्रवाजान्: bright/varied prizes (or: splendid strengths)
• चित्रवाजान्: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: चित्र-वाज (समास; चित्र ‘bright/varied’ + वाज ‘prize/strength/food’)