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Rig Veda 1.37.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 37, Mantra 4

Sukta 1.37

Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)

प्र वः शर्धाय घृष्वये त्वेषद्युम्नाय शुष्मिणे । देवत्तं ब्रह्म गायत ॥

prá vaḥ śárdhāya ghṛ́ṣvaye tveṣádyumnāya śuṣmíṇe | deváttam bráhma gāyata ||

Singt das gottgegebene Wort eurem Scharheer — glühend in seiner Wildheit, von stürmischem Glanz, voll Kraft; damit die göttliche Formulierung (brahman) ihre Mächte in uns erwecke.

प्रforth, forward
प्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
वःof you (your)
वः:
सम्बन्ध (possessive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (pronominal stem)
शर्धायfor the troop/host
शर्धाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootशर्ध (prātipadika)
घृष्वयेfor the vigorous/impetuous one
घृष्वये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootघृष्वि (prātipadika)
त्वेषद्युम्नायfor (him) of blazing splendor
त्वेषद्युम्नाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootत्वेष-द्युम्न (compound prātipadika)
शुष्मिणेfor the mighty/strong one
शुष्मिणे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootशुष्मिन् (prātipadika)
देवत्तम्most god-given / best bestowed by the gods
देवत्तम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवत्तम (prātipadika; superlative)
ब्रह्मsacred utterance, hymn/prayer
ब्रह्म:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (prātipadika)
गायतsing (you all)!
गायत:
(predicate; addressed agents = kartā)
TypeVerb
Rootगै (dhātu)

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