Rig Veda 8.7.17: Mandala 8, Sukta 7, Mantra 17
Sukta 8.7
Rishi: Kāṇva (likely)
Devata: Maruts (explicit via pṛśnimātaraḥ)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; not fully verifiable from excerpt alone)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उदु स्वानेभिरीरत उद्रथैरुदु वायुभिः । उत्स्तोमैः पृश्निमातरः ॥
Transliteration
údu svānébhir īrata údrathair údu vāyúbhiḥ | út stomáiḥ pṛ́śnimātaraḥ ||
Translation
ઉદુ—તમારા સ્વાનો (પ્રતિધ્વનિત નાદો)થી ઊઠો; ઉદુ—તમારા રથોથી ઊઠો; ઉદુ—તમારા વાયુઓથી ઊઠો; ઉદુ—તમારા સ્તોમો (સ્તુતિગીતો)થી ઊઠો, હે પૃશ્નિમાતરઃ (પૃશ્નિના સંતાનો)! ગતિ અને પ્રાણની અનેક શક્તિઓથી સત્તાને ઉપર ઉઠાવો.
Word by Word
उत्up, forth (preverb)
उत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग) / ud-
उindeed, surely
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात) / u
स्वानेभिःwith the hounds/dogs
स्वानेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootस्वान (प्रातिपदिक) / svāna-
ईरतthey should set forth / arise
ईरत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootईर् (धातु) / īr-
उत्up, forth
उत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग) / ud-
रथैःwith chariots
रथैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक) / ratha-
उत्up, forth
उत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग) / ud-
उindeed, surely
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात) / u
वायुभिःwith the winds (Maruts as wind-gods)
वायुभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवायु (प्रातिपदिक) / vāyu-
उत्up, forth
उत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग) / ud-
स्तोमैःwith hymns/praises
स्तोमैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक) / stoma-
पृश्निमातरःthe sons of Pṛśni / whose mother is Pṛśni (the Maruts)
पृश्निमातरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootपृश्निमातर् (प्रातिपदिक) / pṛśni-mātar-
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