Rig Veda 7.38.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 38, Mantra 3
Sukta 7.38
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional for RV 7.38)
Devata: Savitar
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; not explicitly provided in input)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अपि ष्टुतः सविता देवो अस्तु यमा चिद्विश्वे वसवो गृणन्ति । स नः स्तोमान्नमस्यश्चनो धाद्विश्वेभिः पातु पायुभिर्नि सूरीन् ॥
Transliteration
ápi stu̱táḥ savitā́ devó astu yám ā́ cid víśve vásavo gṛṇánti | sá naḥ stómān namasyáś canó dhād víśvebhiḥ pātu pāyúbhir ní sūrī́n ||
Translation
讃えられる神サヴィタル（Savitar）であれ——万のヴァス（Vasus）さえ彼を歌う。その方が、われらの讃歌と礼拝のわざを確立し、あらゆる護り手の力によって、スーリ（sūrī、光明の導き手・求道者）を守護せよ。
Word by Word
अपिalso; indeed
अपि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
ष्टुतःpraised
ष्टुतः:
Kartā (as predicate to subject)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√स्तु (स्तवति)
सविताSavitar (the impeller)
सविता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
देवःthe god
देवः:
Kartā (apposition to सविता)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तुmay (he) be
अस्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (अस्ति)
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आunto; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित्
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
वसवःthe Vasus
वसवः:
Kartā (apposition to विश्वे)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
गृणन्तिpraise; sing
गृणन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√गॄ (गृणाति/गृणति)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us; our
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary, ‘for us’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमान्hymns; praises
स्तोमान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
नमस्यःworthy of reverence
नमस्यः:
Kartā (predicate adjective to सः)
TypeAdjective
Rootनमस्य (प्रातिपदिक; from √नम् with desiderative/denominative sense ‘to do reverence’)
चनःindeed; also
चनः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचन (particle, Vedic)
धात्may he place; bestow
धात्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√धा (दधाति)
विश्वेभिःwith all (of them)
विश्वेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
पातुmay he protect
पातु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पिबति/पाति ‘protects’)
पायुभिःwith protectors; guardians
पायुभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपायु (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown; within; firmly
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootनि
सूरीन्patrons; bountiful men (chiefs)
सूरीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
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