Rig Veda 7.56.22: Mandala 7, Sukta 56, Mantra 22
Sukta 7.56
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Maruts (Rudriyāsas)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सं यद्धनन्त मन्युभिर्जनासः शूरा यह्वीष्वोषधीषु विक्षु । अध स्मा नो मरुतो रुद्रियासस्त्रातारो भूत पृतनास्वर्यः ॥
Transliteration
sáṃ yád dhánanta manyúbhir jánāsaḥ śūrā́ yahvī́ṣv óṣadhīṣu vikṣú | ádha smā no maruto rudriyāsas trā́tāro bhūta pṛ́tanāsv aryáḥ ||
Translation
যেতিয়া ক্ৰোধে প্ৰেৰিত মানুহসকলে একেলগে আঘাত হানে—বলৱতী স্ৰোত, ঔষধি-লতা আৰু কুল-গোষ্ঠীৰ মাজত বীৰসকল—তেতিয়া, হে মৰুতগণ, ৰুদ্ৰজাত, যুদ্ধসমূহত আমাৰ ত্ৰাতা হওক, হে আৰ্য (উদাত্ত) জন।
Word by Word
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग) प्रत्यय-रहित अव्यय
यत्when/that which
यत्:
—
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धनन्तthey struck down, they slew
धनन्त:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया) / Kartā-सापेक्ष
TypeVerb
Rootधन् (धातु) ‘to strike, slay’
मन्युभिःwith (their) wrath, by fury
मन्युभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
जनासःthe peoples, men
जनासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक) / जना (वैदिक बहुवचन)
शूराःheroic, valiant
शूराः:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशूर (प्रातिपदिक)
यह्वीषुamong the swift/strong (ones)
यह्वीषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootयह्वी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘swift/strong’, वैदिक)
ओषधीषुamong the plants, herbs
ओषधीषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
वि॒क्षुamong the clans/settlements
वि॒क्षु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootविश् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘settlement, clan’
अधthen, thereafter
अध:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (निपात)
स्मindeed, just
स्म:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्म (निपात)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna/हित (रक्षण-प्राप्ति)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
मरुतःO Maruts
मरुतः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
रुद्रियासःRudra’s (sons), Rudra-like
रुद्रियासः:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootरुद्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘of Rudra, Rudra-like’)
त्रातारःprotectors
त्रातारः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootतृ (धातु) → त्रातृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, ‘protector’)
भूतbe (become)
भूत:
Kriyā (आज्ञा) / Kartā-सापेक्ष
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
पृतनासुin battles
पृतनासु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपृतना (प्रातिपदिक) ‘battle, host’
अर्यःkindly, favorable (as allies)
अर्यः:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘faithful/ally, kind, favorable’)
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