Rig Veda 7.40.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 40, Mantra 3
Sukta 7.40
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Maruts (primary), with Agni and Sarasvatī as co-impellers
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सेदुग्रो अस्तु मरुतः स शुष्मी यं मर्त्यं पृषदश्वा अवाथ । उतेमग्निः सरस्वती जुनन्ति न तस्य रायः पर्येतास्ति ॥
Transliteration
séd ugró astu marutaḥ sá śuṣmī yáṃ martyáṃ pṛṣadaśvā avātha | utém agníḥ sárasvatī junánti ná tásya rāyáḥ paryetā́sti ||
Translation
まことに彼は恐るべき者となる、マルトたちよ。力に満ちる――斑まだらの馬を駆る力ある神々（pṛṣadaśva）が守護するその人間は。さらにアグニ（Agni）とサラスヴァティー（Sarasvatī）も彼を駆り立てて進ませる。彼の富饒（rāyas）には、めぐり囲める限界がない。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स-आदेशः) सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात) अव्यय
उग्रःfierce, mighty
उग्रः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तुlet (him) be
अस्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (असँ) धातु
मरुतःO Maruts
मरुतः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स-आदेशः) सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
शुष्मीstrong, vigorous
शुष्मी:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootशुष्मिन् (प्रातिपदिक; शुष्म ‘बल’ + इन्)
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
मर्त्यम्mortal man
मर्त्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
पृषदश्वाःthe dappled-horsed (Maruts)
पृषदश्वाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपृषदश्व (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय: ‘पृषत्-रश्मि/चित्त्र’ + अश्व)
अवाथyou have helped/protected
अवाथ:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअव + अव्/अव् (रक्षण-गत्यर्थ) धातु
उतand also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात) अव्यय
इम्indeed, also
इम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइम् (निपात) अव्यय
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
सरस्वतीSarasvatī
सरस्वती:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
जुनन्तिthey impel, quicken
जुनन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootजु (जुव्/जु) धातु (प्रेरणे/त्वरणे)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध) अव्यय
तस्यof him
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
रायःof (his) wealth
रायः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/राय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘धन’)
परिaround, beyond
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
एताgoing, passing
एता:
Kartā
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootइ (ए) धातु; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘एत’ (गतम्)
अस्तिthere is
अस्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (असँ) धातु
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