Rig Veda 1.39.7 — Mandala 1, Sukta 39, Mantra 7

Sukta 1.39

Rishi: Kaṇva (explicit self-reference)

Devata: Rudras/Maruts

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; needs scan)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ वो मक्षू तनाय कं रुद्रा अवो वृणीमहे । गन्ता नूनं नोऽवसा यथा पुरेत्था कण्वाय बिभ्युषे ॥

Transliteration

ā́ vo makṣū́ tánāya káṃ rudrā́ ávo vṛṇīmahe | gántā nū́naṃ no'vásā yáthā purétthā kaṇvā́ya bibhyúṣe ||

Translation

Dengan segera kami memilih pertolongan-Mu, wahai para Rudra, demi pertumbuhan keberadaan kami. Datanglah kini dengan perlindungan-Mu, sebagaimana dahulu Engkau datang dengan cara yang sama kepada Kaṇva ketika ia diliputi takut.

Word by Word

• आ: hither, towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• वः: for you / of you
• वः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• मक्षु: quickly, soon
• मक्षु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मक्षु (अव्यय)

• तनाय: for (our) offspring/son
• तनाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय

• कम्: whom? (which one?)
• कम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क (किम्-प्रातिपदिक)

• रुद्राः: the Rudras
• रुद्राः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र

• अवः: help, protection
• अवः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवस्

• वृणीमहे: we choose / we seek
• वृणीमहे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृ (वृणीते) चयन/वरणे

• गन्ता: (he) will come
• गन्ता: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम्

• नूनम्: now, indeed
• नूनम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (अव्यय)

• नः: for us / of us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• अवसा: with help, by protection
• अवसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवस्

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)

• पुरा: formerly, before
• पुरा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)

• इत्था: thus, in this manner
• इत्था: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्था (अव्यय)

• कण्वाय: to Kanva
• कण्वाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun (proper name)
• Root: कण्व

• बिभ्युषे: to the frightened one / to him who was afraid
• बिभ्युषे: Sampradāna
• Type: Participle
• Root: √भी (बिभेति) भय