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Mantra 1

Sukta 5.87

Devata: Maruts (with Vishnu as associated power)
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; typical for Marut hymns—needs syllable verification)

प्र वो महे मतयो यन्तु विष्णवे मरुत्वते गिरिजा एवयामरुत् । प्र शर्धाय प्रयज्यवे सुखादये तवसे भन्ददिष्टये धुनिव्रताय शवसे ॥

प्र वो॑ म॒हे म॒तयो॑ यन्तु॒ विष्ण॑वे म॒रुत्व॑ते गिरि॒जा ए॑व॒याम॑रुत् । प्र शर्धा॑य॒ प्रय॑ज्यवे सुखा॒दये॑ त॒वसे॑ भ॒न्ददि॑ष्टये॒ धुनि॑व्रताय॒ शव॑से ॥

prá vo mahé matáyo yantu víṣṇave marútvate giri-jā́ evayā́marut | prá śárdhāya práyajyave sukhā́daye távase bhandád-iṣṭaye dhúni-vratāya śávase ||

Forward may your great thought-forces go to Vishnu who is with the Maruts, O Maruts born of the mountain-might. Forward to the host that is fit for sacrifice, to the power that gives glad ease, to the strong one who loves the blissful offering; to the force whose law is the thunderous surge, to the might of effective energy.

प्र । वः॒ । म॒हे । म॒तयः॑ । य॒न्तु॒ । विष्ण॑वे । म॒रुत्व॑ते । गि॒रि॒ऽजाः । ए॒व॒याम॑रुत् । प्र । शर्धा॑य । प्रऽय॑ज्यवे । सु॒ऽखा॒दये॑ । त॒वसे॑ । भ॒न्दत्ऽइ॑ष्टये । धुनि॑ऽव्रताय । शव॑से ॥प्र । वः । महे । मतयः । यन्तु । विष्णवे । मरुत्वते । गिरिजाः । एवयामरुत् । प्र । शर्धाय । प्रयज्यवे । सुखादये । तवसे । भन्दत्इष्टये । धुनिव्रताय । शवसे ॥pra | vaḥ | mahe | matayaḥ | yantu | viṣṇave | marutvate | giri-jāḥ | evayāmarut | pra | śardhāya | pra-yajyave | su-khādaye | tavase | bhandat-iṣṭaye | dhuni-vratāya | śavase

प्रforth, forward
प्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
वःof you / your
वः:
Sampradāna (possessor/related-to)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
महेto the great (one)
महे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
मतयःthoughts, hymns, inspirations
मतयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमति-
यन्तुlet (them) go
यन्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (गत्यर्थः)
विष्णवेto Viṣṇu
विष्णवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (deity)
Rootविष्णु-
मरुत्वतेto the Marut-possessing / accompanied by the Maruts
मरुत्वते:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootमरुत्वन्त्
गिरिजाःmountain-born (ones)
गिरिजाः:
Kartā (apposition to मतयः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootगिरिजा-
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अयामरुत्Ayāmarut (a Vedic epithet/name; ‘having/being Marut-like’)
अयामरुत्:
Adhikaraṇa/Viśeṣaṇa (epithet in apposition)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअयामरुत् (prātipadika; Vedic epithet)
प्रforth
प्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
शर्धायto the troop, host
शर्धाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootशर्धा-
प्रयज्यवेto the worship-worthy
प्रयज्यवे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (verbal)
Rootप्र-यज्य- (from √यज्; ‘fit to be worshipped’)
सुखादयेto the giver of ease/comfort
सुखादये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसुखादि- (prātipadika)
तवसेto the strong one / to strength
तवसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootतवस्-
भन्ददिष्टयेfor bestowing bounty/benefit (lit. ‘best gift/boon’)
भन्ददिष्टये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootभन्ददिष्टि- (prātipadika; Vedic)
धुनिव्रतायto him whose ordinance is roaring/shaking
धुनिव्रताय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootधुनिव्रत-
शवसेto might, to power
शवसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootशवस्-