Rig Veda 7.22.9: Mandala 7, Sukta 22, Mantra 9
Sukta 7.22
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra (with a closing plural 'yūyam' addressing allied divine powers/Adityas-like protectors in a protective refrain)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ये च पूर्व ऋषयो ये च नूत्ना इन्द्र ब्रह्माणि जनयन्त विप्राः । अस्मे ते सन्तु सख्या शिवानि यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
Transliteration
yé ca pū́rva ṛ́ṣayo yé ca nū́tnā índra bráhmāṇi janáyanta víprāḥ | asmḗ te santu sakhyā́ śivā́ni yūyáṃ pāta svastí-bhiḥ sadā́ naḥ ||
Translation
いにしえのリシたち、また今のリシたち――ブラフマン（brahman）なる讃歌を生み出すヴィプラ（vipaḥ, 霊感ある賢者）たち――に対してそうであったように、インドラよ、あなたの友情がわれらにとって吉祥にして慈しきものとして在れ。あなたがたの諸力よ、つねに安寧の広がりをもってわれらを守れ。
Word by Word
येwho (those)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
पूर्वेformer, earlier
पूर्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋषयःseers
ऋषयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
येwho (those)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
नूत्नाःnew, later (recent)
नूत्नाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootनूत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
—
TypeNoun (Vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्माणिsacred formulations, hymns
ब्रह्माणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (नपुंसकलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक; RV में ‘ब्रह्म’ = स्तोत्र/मन्त्र)
जनयन्तthey generated/produced
जनयन्त:
—
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु) → जनयति (णिच्-प्रयोगः)
विप्राःinspired poets, sages
विप्राः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मेamong us, for us
अस्मे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेyour
ते:
—
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सन्तुlet there be
सन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
सख्याःfriendships, alliances
सख्याः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सखा’ से भाव)
शिवानिauspicious, kindly
शिवानि:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
यूयम्you (all)
यूयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पातprotect
पात:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
स्वस्तिभिःwith well-being, with blessings
स्वस्तिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
सदाalways
सदा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
नःus / our
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
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