Rig Veda 7.34.18: Mandala 7, Sukta 34, Mantra 18

Sukta 7.34

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (presumed)

Devata: Collective divine support (Marut-like hosts implied by śardhantaḥ; not explicit)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उत न एषु नृषु श्रवो धुः प्र राये यन्तु शर्धन्तो अर्यः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.34.18

Transliteration

utá na eṣú nṛ́ṣu śrávo dhuḥ prá rāyé yantu śárdhanto aryáḥ ॥

Translation

またこれらの人々の中に、われらの名声が打ち立てられますように。奮い立つアーリヤの貴き群れが、われらの充溢と繁栄のために前進しますように。

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Word by Word

• उत: and, also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• नः: of us / our
• नः: सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• एषु: among these
• एषु: अधिकारण (location/among)
• Type: Pronoun (demonstrative)
• Root: एतद्

• नृषु: among men
• नृषु: अधिकारण (among men)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ

• श्रवः: fame, renown
• श्रवः: कर्म (object) [of धुः]
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवस्

• धुः: (may) they shake/raise/stir up
• धुः: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: धू

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

• राये: for wealth, for bounty
• राये: सम्प्रदान (for the sake of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राय् (रायि-) / रयि

• यन्तु: let them go/come
• यन्तु: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: या

• शर्धन्तः: pressing on, vigorous, in a troop
• शर्धन्तः: कर्तृ (agent) [of यन्तु]
• Type: Adjective (participle)
• Root: शर्धत् (from √शर्ध्/शृध् ‘to be strong, press on’)

• अर्यः: the Arya (noble one/ally)
• अर्यः: कर्तृ (agent) [core subject; collective/representative]
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अर्य