Rig Veda 2.11.14: Mandala 2, Sukta 11, Mantra 14

Sukta 2.11

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)

Devata: Indra (with Maruts invoked as allied powers)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

रासि क्षयं रासि मित्रमस्मे रासि शर्ध इन्द्र मारुतं नः । सजोषसो ये च मन्दसानाः प्र वायवः पान्त्यग्रणीतिम् ॥

Transliteration

rā́si kṣáyaṃ rā́si mitrám asmē rā́si śárdha indra mā́rutam naḥ | sajóṣaso yé ca mandasānā́ḥ prá vā́yavaḥ pā́nty ágraṇītím ||

Translation

Accorde-nous une demeure stable, accorde-nous l’accord ; accorde-nous, ô Indra, la troupe des Maruts. Et ceux qui sont d’un même élan et dans la joie — que les puissances qui poussent en avant gardent notre conduite sur la voie.

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Word by Word

• रासि: grant / give
• रासि: (predicate verb) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रास् (रास्/रास् ‘to give, grant’)

• क्षयम्: a dwelling, abode
• क्षयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षय (प्रातिपदिक) < √क्षि ‘to dwell, settle’ (also ‘abode, dwelling’)

• रासि: grant
• रासि: (predicate verb) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रास्

• मित्रम्: a friend / Mitra
• मित्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्मे: to us
• अस्मे: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (pronoun)

• रासि: grant
• रासि: (predicate verb) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रास्

• शर्धः: a troop, host
• शर्धः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्धस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: (addressed) —
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• मारुतम्: Marut-hosted / of the Maruts
• मारुतम्: Karma (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मारुत (adj./noun from मरुत्)

• नः: for us / our
• नः: Sampradāna (possessive: ‘for us/our’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (enclitic pronoun)

• सजोषसः: in concord, united
• सजोषसः: Kartā (of following verb)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सजोषस् (adj. ‘in companionship, in concord’) < सह + जोषस्

• ये: who
• ये: Kartā (relative clause)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मन्दसानाः: rejoicing, gladdened
• मन्दसानाः: Kartā (with ये) / descriptive
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: मन्दसान (PPP/participle) < √मन्द् ‘to rejoice, be glad’

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: प्र

• वायवः: the Vāyus / winds (Vāyu-powers)
• वायवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)

• पान्ति: protect
• पान्ति: (predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पा ‘to protect’

• अग्रणीतिम्: leadership, guidance (fore-leading)
• अग्रणीतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्रणीति (f.) ‘leadership, guidance’ < अग्रणी ‘leader’