Rig Veda 7.35.12: Mandala 7, Sukta 35, Mantra 12
Sukta 7.35
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Śānti through Satya-powers, Ribhus, Pitṛs; also symbolic cattle/steeds
Chandas: Jagatī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शं नः सत्यस्य पतयो भवन्तु शं नो अर्वन्तः शमु सन्तु गावः । शं न ऋभवः सुकृतः सुहस्ताः शं नो भवन्तु पितरो हवेषु ॥
Transliteration
śáṃ naḥ satyásya pátayo bhavantu śáṃ no árvantaḥ śám u santu gā́vaḥ | śáṃ na ṛ́bhavaḥ su-kṛ́taḥ su-hástāḥ śáṃ no bhavantu pítaro háveṣu ||
Translation
われらに安寧あれ。真理（Satya）の主たちは安寧となれ。われらに安寧あれ、駿馬は安寧となれ、光の牛（光線）は安寧となれ。われらに安寧あれ、業に円満で巧みな手をもつリブ（R̥bhavaḥ）は安寧となれ。われらに安寧あれ、祖霊（Pitaraḥ）はわれらの呼びかけの中に安寧として在れ。
Word by Word
शम्auspiciously; for welfare
शम्:
— (वाक्योपपद-प्रयोगः; आशीर्वादार्थक-उपपद)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक) / √शम् (शमुँ) ‘शमने’ (निघण्टु-परम्परा)
नःof us; for us
नः:
सम्बन्ध (possessor: ‘for us/our’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
सत्यस्यof truth; of the true (order)
सत्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive dependent on ‘पतयः’)
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य-
पतयःlords; masters
पतयः:
कर्तृ (of ‘भवन्तु’)
TypeNoun
Rootपति-
भवन्तुmay they be; let them become
भवन्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भू (भवति)
शम्auspiciously; for welfare
शम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय)
नःfor us
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अर्वन्तःhorses; steeds
अर्वन्तः:
कर्तृ (of ‘सन्तु’)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्वन्त्-
शम्auspiciously
शम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय)
उindeed; also
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
सन्तुmay they be
सन्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (अस्ति)
गावःcows
गावः:
कर्तृ (of ‘सन्तु’)
TypeNoun
Rootगो-
शम्auspiciously
शम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय)
नःfor us
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
ऋभवःthe Rbhus (divine artisans)
ऋभवः:
कर्तृ (of ‘भवन्तु’ understood)
TypeNoun
Rootऋभु-
सुकृतःwell-doing; skillful
सुकृतः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-कृत- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √कृ)
सुहस्ताःgood-handed; dexterous
सुहस्ताः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-हस्त-
शम्auspiciously
शम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय)
नःfor us
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
भवन्तुmay they be
भवन्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भू
पितरःthe Fathers; ancestors
पितरः:
कर्तृ (of ‘भवन्तु’)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ-
हवेषुin the calls/invocations; at the offerings
हवेषु:
अधिकरण (locative: ‘in/at the invocations’)
TypeNoun
Rootहव- (हविस्/हवः ‘invocation, call’ वैदिक)
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