Rig Veda 10.31.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 31, Mantra 1

Sukta 10.31

Rishi: Unknown/uncertain for RV 10.31.1 from provided data alone.

Devata: Viśve Devāḥ (All Gods) / collective divine powers.

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ नो देवानामुप वेतु शंसो विश्वेभिस्तुरैरवसे यजत्रः । तेभिर्वयं सुषखायो भवेम तरन्तो विश्वा दुरिता स्याम ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 10.31.1

Transliteration

ā́ no devā́nām úpa vetu śáṃso víśvebhis turáir ávase yájatraḥ | tébhir vayáṃ suṣakhā́yo bhavema táranto víśvā duritā́ syāma ||

Translation

Möge unser bekräftigender Hymnus zu den Göttern herankommen, zur Hilfe – verehrungswürdig, mit allen den Schnellen. Mit ihnen mögen wir gute Gefährten werden, hinübertragend über alle Not und die krummen Durchgänge des Seins.

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Word by Word

• आ: hither, towards (us)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• नः: to/for us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव

• उप: near, towards
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वेतु: let (it) come/approach
• वेतु: Kartā (implicit: शंसः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वे (वेञ् गतौ/प्राप्तौ)

• शंसः: praise, hymn of praise
• शंसः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंस

• विश्वेभिः: with all (of them)
• विश्वेभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective (used substantively) / Pronoun-like adj.
• Root: विश्व

• तुरैः: with the swift/strong (helpers)
• तुरैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: तुर (तुर- ‘swift/strong/overcoming’)

• अवसे: for aid, for help
• अवसे: Sampradāna (purpose/benefit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवस्

• यजत्रः: worthy of worship
• यजत्रः: Kartā (as qualifier of शंसः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यजत्र (from √यज ‘to worship/sacrifice’; adj. ‘worthy of worship’)

• तेभिः: with them
• तेभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• सु-सखायः: good friends, well-allied companions
• सु-सखायः: Kartā (predicate-nominative with भवेम)
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: सुसखि (सु- + सखि) / सखि

• भवेम: may we become
• भवेम: Kartā (वयम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू

• तरन्तः: crossing over
• तरन्तः: Kartā (concomitant action)
• Type: Kṛdanta (present participle)
• Root: √तॄ (तॄ प्लवनतरणयोः) / √तॄ ‘to cross’

• विश्वा: all
• विश्वा: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: विश्व

• दुरितानि: difficulties, sins, misfortunes
• दुरितानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरित

• स्याम: may we be (so)
• स्याम: Kartā (वयम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस्