Rig Veda 2.29.4: Mandala 2, Sukta 29, Mantra 4
Sukta 2.29
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Ādityas / gods of order (contextually including Mitra-Varuṇa)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
हये देवा यूयमिदापयः स्थ ते मृळत नाधमानाय मह्यम् । मा वो रथो मध्यमवाळृते भून्मा युष्मावत्स्वापिषु श्रमिष्म ॥
Transliteration
hayé devā yūyám id ā́payaḥ stha té mṛḷata nā́dhamānāya máhyam | mā́ vo rátho madhyamavā́ḷ ṛté bhūn mā́ yuṣmā́vatsv ā́piṣu śramiṣma ||
Translation
まことに神々よ、汝らこそは潤し甦らせる水なり。圧されつつ労するこのわれを憐れみ給え。汝らの戦車がリタ（ṛta）—真理の—中道を外れぬように。汝らと共にある成就のうちに、われらが疲れ果てぬように。
Word by Word
हयेO! (hey!)
हये:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहय (उद्गार/सम्बोधन-निपात)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
यूयम्you (pl.)
यूयम्:
Kartā (देवाः के विशेषण-रूपेण/सम्बोधन-सह)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
इद्indeed, just
इद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
आपयःhelpers, protectresses (aiding ones)
आपयः:
Kartā/विशेषण-भाव (यूयम्… आपयः)
TypeNoun
Rootआपि
स्थyou are
स्थ:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
तेyou (those), you indeed
ते:
Kartā (मृळत इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
मृळतbe gracious, show mercy
मृळत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमृळ्
नाधमानायto the supplicating one
नाधमानाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootनाधमान (√नाध्/नन्ध् ‘to cry, to implore’ से कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
मह्यम्to me
मह्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध)
वःof you, your
वः:
सम्बन्ध (possessor)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
रथःchariot
रथः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
मध्यमin the middle
मध्यम:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थानार्थे)
TypeAdjective
Rootमध्य
अवाळृतेin an uncovered/unguarded state
अवाळृते:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअव + √वृ (वृणोति/वृणुते) / ‘अवाळृत’ (कृदन्त/विशेषण)
भूत्may it be / let it become
भूत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध)
युष्मावत्सुamong those who have you / in your company
युष्मावत्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootयुष्मावत्
आपिषुin the helps, in the aids
आपिषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootआपि
श्रमिष्मwe have toiled / we have grown weary
श्रमिष्म:
—
TypeVerb
Rootश्रम्
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