Rig Veda 7.55.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 55, Mantra 5
Sukta 7.55
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (presumptive for Maṇḍala 7)
Devata: Śānti / pacification (no single major deity foregrounded; charm-like litany)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (to be verified)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सस्तु माता सस्तु पिता सस्तु श्वा सस्तु विश्पतिः । ससन्तु सर्वे ज्ञातयः सस्त्वयमभितो जनः ॥
Transliteration
sástu mā́tā sástu pitā́ sástu śvā́ sástu víśpátiḥ | sásantu sárve jñātáyaḥ sástv ayám abhíto jánaḥ ||
Translation
মাতা শান্ত হোন; পিতা শান্ত হোন; রক্ষক শ্বান শান্ত হোক; গৃহপতি শান্ত হোন। আমাদের সকল জ্ঞাতি-স্বজন শান্ত হোন; আর চারিদিকে এই সমগ্র জনসমাজ শান্তিতে স্থিত হোক।
Word by Word
सस्तुmay (it/he) be / may there be
सस्तु:
(वाक्य-क्रिया) — आशीर्वचनम्
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (असँ) + आशीर्लिङ्-प्रत्यय (लोट्/विधिलिङ्-आशीः)
माताmother
माता:
कर्तृ (आशीर्वचनस्य विषयः)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ-
सस्तुmay (it/he) be
सस्तु:
(वाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (असँ) + आशीर्लिङ्-प्रत्यय
पिताfather
पिता:
कर्तृ (आशीर्वचनस्य विषयः)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ-
सस्तुmay (it/he) be
सस्तु:
(वाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (असँ) + आशीर्लिङ्-प्रत्यय
श्वाdog
श्वा:
कर्तृ (आशीर्वचनस्य विषयः)
TypeNoun
Rootश्वन्-
सस्तुmay (it/he) be
सस्तु:
(वाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (असँ) + आशीर्लिङ्-प्रत्यय
विश्पतिःlord of the clan/household (master of the settlement)
विश्पतिः:
कर्तृ (आशीर्वचनस्य विषयः)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्- + पति- (समास: विश्पति-)
ससन्तुmay they be
ससन्तु:
(वाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (असँ) + आशीर्लिङ्-प्रत्यय
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
कर्तृ (ज्ञातयः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (pronominal)
Rootसर्व-
ज्ञातयःkinsmen, relatives
ज्ञातयः:
कर्तृ (आशीर्वचनस्य विषयः)
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञाति-
सस्तुmay (it/he) be
सस्तु:
(वाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (असँ) + आशीर्लिङ्-प्रत्यय
अयम्this
अयम्:
कर्तृ (जनः इत्यस्य निर्देशः)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्- (सर्वनाम)
अभितःaround, on all sides
अभितः:
अधिकरण (परिसर/परितः-भावः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभितः
जनःpeople, folk
जनः:
कर्तृ (आशीर्वचनस्य विषयः)
TypeNoun
Rootजन-
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Natural Symbolism
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