Rig Veda 5.55.9: Mandala 5, Sukta 55, Mantra 9

Sukta 5.55

Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) — probable for RV 5.55

Devata: Maruts

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

मृळत नो मरुतो मा वधिष्टनास्मभ्यं शर्म बहुलं वि यन्तन । अधि स्तोत्रस्य सख्यस्य गातन शुभं यातामनु रथा अवृत्सत ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 5.55.9

Transliteration

mṛḷáta no maruto mā vádhiṣṭanāsmábhyaṃ śárma bahuláṃ ví yantana | ádhi stótrasya sákhyaśya gātana śúbhaṃ yātám ánu ráthā avṛtsata ||

Translation

Sednos propicios, oh Maruts; no nos abatáis. Desplegad para nosotros una amplia protección y paz. Poneos sobre nuestro himno y nuestra amistad; que vuestros carros sigan la vía auspiciosa y se vuelvan hacia nosotros.

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Word by Word

• मृळत: be gracious / show mercy
• मृळत: (predicate; action requested of Maruts)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृळ् (mṛḷ) / मृड् (mṛḍ) ‘to be gracious, to show mercy’

• नः: to us / our
• नः: Sampradāna (beneficiary) / relation
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (1st person pronoun) enclitic

• मरुतः: O Maruts
• मरुतः: Sambodhana (addressed) / Kartā (intended agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (prātipadika)

• मा: do not
• मा: (negation of action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (prohibitive particle)

• वधिष्टन: strike / slay
• वधिष्टन: (predicate; action forbidden of Maruts)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वध् (vadh) ‘to strike, slay’

• अस्मभ्यम्: for us
• अस्मभ्यम्: Sampradāna (recipient)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (1st person pronoun)

• शर्म: shelter / protection
• शर्म: Karma (object of ‘grant/extend’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मन् (prātipadika) ‘shelter, protection, comfort’

• बहुलम्: abundant
• बहुलम्: Karma (qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुल (prātipadika) ‘abundant, ample’

• वि: apart / forth / widely
• वि: (verbal modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (preverb)

• यन्तन: extend / grant
• यन्तन: (predicate; action requested of Maruts)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (yam) ‘to extend, bestow, grant; to direct’

• अधि: upon / over
• अधि: Adhikaraṇa (locative sense ‘upon/over’)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (preverb/indeclinable) ‘upon, over’

• स्तोत्रस्य: of the hymn
• स्तोत्रस्य: Sambandha (genitival relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (prātipadika) ‘praise-hymn’

• सख्यस्य: of friendship
• सख्यस्य: Sambandha (genitival relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सख्य (prātipadika) ‘friendship, alliance’

• गातन: sing / chant
• गातन: (predicate; action requested of Maruts)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गा (gā) ‘to sing’

• शुभम्: auspiciously / what is auspicious
• शुभम्: Karma / manner
• Type: Adjective (used substantively) / Noun
• Root: शुभ (prātipadika) ‘splendid, auspicious’

• याताम्: let the two go/come
• याताम्: (predicate; Maruts as agents)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (yā) ‘to go, come’

• अनु: along / after
• अनु: Adhikaraṇa / direction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (preverb/indeclinable) ‘after, along’

• रथाः: chariots
• रथाः: Kartā (subject of अवृत्सत)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (prātipadika) ‘chariot’

• अवृत्सत: have turned / have rolled on / have set forth
• अवृत्सत: (predicate; action of chariots)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (vṛt) ‘to turn, roll, move; to set in motion’ with preverb आ/अव? (Vedic usage)