Rig Veda 7.34.22: Mandala 7, Sukta 34, Mantra 22
Sukta 7.34
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha-gotra; Mandala 7 is predominantly Vasiṣṭha)
Devata: Varuṇānī / Varuṇa’s protective power; also Tvaṣṭṛ as distributor of rāyas
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 7.34; requires metrical verification by syllable count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ता नो रासन्रातिषाचो वसून्या रोदसी वरुणानी शृणोतु । वरूत्रीभिः सुशरणो नो अस्तु त्वष्टा सुदत्रो वि दधातु रायः ॥
Transliteration
tā no rāsan rātiṣāco vasūny ā rodasī varuṇānī śṛṇotu | varūtrībhiḥ suśaraṇo no astu tvaṣṭā sudatro vi dadhātu rāyaḥ ||
Translation
施与とともに動くその力々よ、われらに存在の富をもたらせ。ヴァルナーニー（Varuṇānī）—広き二つの世界—よ、われらの呼び声を聞け。彼女の護りによって、われらに善き避難所あれ。善き施与者トヴァシュトリ（Tvaṣṭṛ）が、充溢する富（rāyas）を分かち、われらのうちに据えよ。
Word by Word
ताःthose (fem.), they
ताः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us / to us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रासन्may they give
रासन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootरा (दाने)
रातिषाचःgivers/companions of gifts (bounteous ones)
रातिषाचः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootरातिषाच् (प्रातिपदिक; राति- ‘दान’ + साच् ‘सह/अनुगामी’)
वसूनिgoods, riches
वसूनि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
रोदसीthe two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदसी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक; द्यावा-पृथिव्यौ)
वरुणानीVaruṇānī (goddess associated with Varuṇa)
वरुणानी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवरुणानी (प्रातिपदिक; वरुण-सम्बद्धा/वरुणस्य शक्तिः/देवी)
शृणोतुlet (her) hear
शृणोतु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (श्रवणे)
वरूत्रीभिःwith protections, with shelters
वरूत्रीभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवरूत्री (प्रातिपदिक; ‘रक्षा/आवरण’)
सुशरणःwell-sheltering, giving good refuge
सुशरणः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-शरण (प्रातिपदिक; सु + शरण ‘आश्रय/रक्षा’)
नःfor us / to us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तुlet (him/it) be
अस्तु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (भुवि)
त्वष्टाTvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)
त्वष्टा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootत्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
सुदत्रःgood-giving, generous
सुदत्रः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-दत्र (प्रातिपदिक; सु + दत्र ‘दाता/दानशील’)
विapart, forth, distinctly
वि:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दधातुlet (him) place/bestow
दधातु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धारणे/स्थापने)
रायःof wealth (wealth’s)
रायः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘धन’)
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