Rig Veda 7.97.9: Mandala 7, Sukta 97, Mantra 9

Sukta 7.97

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Brāhmaṇaspati/Bṛhaspati with Indra as recipient of brahman-force

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

इयं वां ब्रह्मणस्पते सुवृक्तिर्ब्रह्मेन्द्राय वज्रिणे अकारि । अविष्टं धियो जिगृतं पुरंधीर्जजस्तमर्यो वनुषामरातीः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 7.97.9

Transliteration

iyáṃ vāṃ brahmaṇaspate suvṛktír brahméndrāya vájriṇe akāri | aviṣṭáṃ dhíyo jigṛtáṃ purandhī́r jajástam aryó vanúṣām arā́tīḥ ||

Translation

This well-fashioned utterance, O Lord of the Word, has been made for you—(as) brahman for Indra the wielder of the thunderbolt. Let the thoughts be protected and lifted up; may the plenitudes of understanding drive away the hostilities of the narrow-hearted.

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Word by Word

• इयम्: this (hymn/speech)
• इयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वाम्: for you two / to you two
• वाम्: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ब्रह्मणस्: of Brahman / of sacred formulation
• ब्रह्मणस्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (नपुंसकलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)

• पते: O lord
• पते: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (पुंलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)

• सुवृक्तिः: well-fashioned hymn/utterance
• सुवृक्तिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-वृक्ति (स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक; ‘सु’ उपसर्ग + वृक्ति ‘well-turned utterance’)

• ब्रह्म: a sacred formulation / prayer
• ब्रह्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (नपुंसकलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्राय: for Indra
• इन्द्राय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (पुंलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)

• वज्रिणे: for the wielder of the vajra
• वज्रिणे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: वज्रिन् (पुंलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)

• अकारि: has been made / was fashioned
• अकारि: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)

• अविष्टम्: the desired (boon)
• अविष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Participle
• Root: अव (धातु) / अवि-ष्ट (कृदन्त; ‘desired/asked for’)

• धियः: insights / thoughts
• धियः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धि (स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)

• जिगृतम्: receive / accept (you two)
• जिगृतम्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: गृ (धातु; वेदिक ‘to welcome/accept, take up’)

• पुरम्: fortress / stronghold
• पुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर्/पुर (स्त्रीलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक; ‘fortress, stronghold’)

• धीः: insight / inspired thought
• धीः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: धी (स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)

• जजस्तम्: hasten / urge on (you two)
• जजस्तम्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: जस् (धातु; ‘to hasten/urge on/drive’), reduplicated perfect/ intensive form

• अर्यः: the noble one / patron
• अर्यः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्य (पुंलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)

• वनुषाम्: of the desires / of the pursuits
• वनुषाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनुष् (स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक; ‘desire/longing, pursuit’)

• अरातीः: hostilities / harms
• अरातीः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अराति (स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक; ‘harm, hostility, niggardliness’)