Rig Veda 7.40.6: Mandala 7, Sukta 40, Mantra 6
Sukta 7.40
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Pūṣan and Vāyu (with protective powers/steeds as supporting agencies)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मात्र पूषन्नाघृण इरस्यो वरूत्री यद्रातिषाचश्च रासन् । मयोभुवो नो अर्वन्तो नि पान्तु वृष्टिं परिज्मा वातो ददातु ॥
Transliteration
mā́tra pūṣann āghṛṇe irasyó varūtrī yád rātiṣā́caś ca rāsán | mayobhúvo no árvanto ní pāntu vṛṣṭíṃ parijmā́ vā́to dadātu ||
Translation
プーシャン（Pūṣan）よ、輝ける者（Āghṛṇi）よ、ここでわれらを見捨てたまうな。護りの力（Varūtrī）と、施与に伴う者（Rātiṣāc）とが、恵みを授けたまえ。福をもたらす駿馬らがわれらを堅く守り、遍く巡る風（Vāta）が雨を与えたまえ――爽やかな力の注ぎとして。
Word by Word
मात्र॑the Mother (i.e., motherly power/earth)
मात्र॑:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमात्र् (प्रातिपदिक) < √मा (माने/मितौ)
पूषन्O Pūṣan
पूषन्:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootपूषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
आघृणेO Āghṛṇi (the radiant one)
आघृणे:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootआघृणि (प्रातिपदिक)
इरस्यःvigorous/impetuous
इरस्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootइरस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
वरूत्रीthe protecting (power), protection
वरूत्री:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवरूत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which/what
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
रातिषाचःcompanions of the gift; gift-attendants
रातिषाचः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootरातिषाच् (प्रातिपदिक; राति- ‘gift’ + साच् ‘accompanying/attending’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
रासन्may they give
रासन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√रा (दाने)
मयोभुवःbringing delight; beneficent
मयोभुवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमयोभू (प्रातिपदिक; मयस् ‘delight’ + भू)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अर्वन्तःthe steeds
अर्वन्तः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअर्वन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown; in; firmly
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootनि
पान्तुmay they protect
पान्तु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पा (रक्षणे)
वृष्टिम्rain
वृष्टिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) < √वृष् (वर्षणे)
परिज्माthe encircler; the all-surrounding one (wind)
परिज्मा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपरिज्मन्/परिज्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
वातःthe Wind
वातः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवात (प्रातिपदिक) < √वा (गत्यादौ/वायौ)
ददातुmay (he) give
ददातु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√दा (दाने)
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