Rig Veda 7.39.7: Mandala 7, Sukta 39, Mantra 7
Sukta 7.39
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha-gotra tradition; hymn attributed to Vasiṣṭhas)
Devata: Composite invocation: Rodasī (Heaven-Earth) with Varuṇa, Mitra, and Agni; ‘candrāḥ’ as luminous powers aiding the gift of arka
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for 7.39; verse-length and cadence consistent with Triṣṭubh)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नू रोदसी अभिष्टुते वसिष्ठैॠतावानो वरुणो मित्रो अग्निः । यच्छन्तु चन्द्रा उपमं नो अर्कं यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
Transliteration
nū rodasī abhiṣṭute vasiṣṭhaiḥ ṛtāvāno varuṇo mitro agniḥ | yacchantu candrā upamaṃ no arkaṃ yūyaṃ pāta svastíbhiḥ sadā naḥ ||
Translation
いま、ヴァシシュタたちの讃請により天と地が呼び起こされるとき、ṛta（真理・宇宙秩序）を守るヴァルナ、調和のミトラ、そしてアグニ（聖火）がここに現れますように。輝ける力々よ、われらに最上の光の讃歌を授けたまえ。神々よ、つねに安寧と吉祥の守りをもってわれらを護りたまえ。
Word by Word
नुnow; indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
रोदसीthe two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदसी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (प्रातिपदिक) < रोदस्
अभिष्टुतेwell-praised; praised (by)
अभिष्टुते:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootअभि-स्तु (धातु √स्तु ‘to praise’) → अभिष्टुत (कृदन्त)
वसिष्ठैःby the Vasiṣṭhas (Vasiṣṭha and his clan/poets)
वसिष्ठैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतावानःpossessing ṛta (cosmic order); righteous
ऋतावानः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतावन् (प्रातिपदिक) < ऋत
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रःMitra
मित्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
यच्छन्तुlet (them) grant; may (they) bestow
यच्छन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√यम् (धातु ‘to give/extend/grant’)
चन्द्राःbright; shining (ones)
चन्द्राः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootचन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
उपमम्best; highest; most excellent
उपमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउपम (प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us; for us / of us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अर्कम्hymn; song of praise (arká)
अर्कम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
यूयम्you (all)
यूयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
पातprotect!
पात:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पा (धातु ‘to protect’)
स्वस्तिभिःwith well-being(s); with blessings
स्वस्तिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
सदाalways
सदा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
नःus
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
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