Rig Veda 7.46.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 46, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.46
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Rudra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स हि क्षयेण क्षम्यस्य जन्मनः साम्राज्येन दिव्यस्य चेतति । अवन्नवन्तीरुप नो दुरश्चरानमीवो रुद्र जासु नो भव ॥
Transliteration
sá hí kṣáyeṇa kṣámyasya jánmanaḥ sā́mrājyena divyásya cétati | ávan návántīr úpa no dúraś carān amīvó rudra jā́su no bhava ||
Translation
かれは、地上の生の定まれる住処によって知り、また天なる主権（サームラージャ）によって悟る。守護の助けを携えてわれらに近づき、われらの戸口をめぐれ。ルドラよ、われらに害なき者となり、すみやかに避難所となれ。
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
क्षयेणby (his) dwelling/abode
क्षयेण:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootक्षय (प्रातिपदिक; √क्षि/क्षय् ‘to dwell/abide’, ‘dwelling’)
क्षम्यस्यof the earthly (one/realm)
क्षम्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षम्य (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; ‘of the earth/terrestrial’, from क्षम ‘earth’)
जन्मनःof birth, of origin
जन्मनः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootजन्मन् (नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; from √जन् ‘to be born’)
साम्राज्येनby sovereignty, by overlordship
साम्राज्येन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसाम्राज्य (नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; ‘sovereignty’)
दिव्यस्यof the heavenly, divine
दिव्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; from दिव् ‘heaven’)
चेततिperceives, takes heed
चेतति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√चित् (चेतति; ‘to perceive/notice/think’)
अवन्protecting, helper
अवन्:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple (adjectival) / agentive
Rootअवन् (कृदन्त; present participle/agent-noun from √अव् ‘to protect, help’)
अवन्तीःprotecting (fem. ones), protectresses
अवन्तीः:
कर्तृ (उपसर्ग-क्रियायाः)
TypeParticiple (fem.)
Rootअवन्ती (कृदन्त-स्त्री; from √अव् ‘to protect’)
उपtowards, near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नःto us / of us
नः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (प्रसङ्गानुसारम्)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
दुरश्चरान्hard-to-avoid (evils/dangers)
दुरश्चरान्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootदुरश्चर (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; ‘hard to ward off/overcome’, from दुर् + √चर्/आचर्)
अमीवःdisease, affliction
अमीवः:
कर्तृ (निषेध/अपेक्षया—‘अमीवः’ as the afflicter)
TypeNoun
Rootअमीव (प्रातिपदिक; ‘disease, affliction’)
रुद्रO Rudra
रुद्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper) संबोधन
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
जासुamong (our) families/kins
जासु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootजा (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; ‘family/kin, race’; loc. pl. जासु)
नःto us / of us
नः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
भवbe (become)
भव:
क्रिया
TypeVerb (imperative)
Root√भू (भव)
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