Rig Veda 2.34.9: Mandala 2, Sukta 34, Mantra 9

Sukta 2.34

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional)

Devata: Maruts (also addressed as Vasus, Rudras)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

यो नो मरुतो वृकताति मर्त्यो रिपुर्दधे वसवो रक्षता रिषः । वर्तयत तपुषा चक्रियाभि तमव रुद्रा अशसो हन्तना वधः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 2.34.9

Transliteration

yó no maruto vṛká-tāti martyó ripúr dadhé vasavo rákṣatā riṣáḥ | vartáyata váp uṣā cakriyā́bhí tám áva rudrā aśáso hantana vádhaḥ ||

Translation

Quienquiera que sea, oh Maruts, el enemigo mortal que levanta contra nosotros un asalto lobuno —oh Vasus, protegednos del daño. Hacedlo retroceder con vuestro poder formado y con vuestro ardor abrasador; oh Rudras, abatid de un golpe a ese falso, al matador.

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Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: to us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• मरुतः: O Maruts
• मरुतः: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वृकतायति: acts like a wolf; rages/behaves rapaciously
• वृकतायति: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृकताय (धातु/denom. from वृकता ‘wolfishness, rapacity’)

• मर्त्यः: a mortal
• मर्त्यः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• रिपुः: an enemy
• रिपुः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु (प्रातिपदिक)

• दधे: has set/placed; has established
• दधे: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)

• वसवः: O Vasus
• वसवः: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक; Maruts as ‘Vasus’)

• रक्षत: protect!
• रक्षत: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)

• रिषः: from harm/injury
• रिषः: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिष्/रिष (प्रातिपदिक ‘harm, injury’)

• वर्तयत: turn away; drive off
• वर्तयत: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्/वर्त् (धातु; causative वर्तय-)

• तपुषा: with heat/fiery power
• तपुषा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)

• चक्रियाभिः: with (your) active powers/energies
• चक्रियाभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रिया (प्रातिपदिक; ‘active powers/works’, from √कृ with reduplication; Vedic feminine)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अव: down; away
• अव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अव (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• रुद्राः: O Rudras
• रुद्राः: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक; Maruts as Rudras)

• अशसः: the evil intent/curse
• अशसः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशस् (प्रातिपदिक ‘ill-will, curse, evil speech’)

• हन्तन: smite! slay!
• हन्तन: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)

• वधः: the slaying; the deadly blow
• वधः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (प्रातिपदिक)