Rig Veda 7.56.13: Mandala 7, Sukta 56, Mantra 13
Sukta 7.56
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Marutaḥ
Chandas: Jagatī (likely; verse is long—verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अंसेष्वा मरुतः खादयो वो वक्षस्सु रुक्मा उपशिश्रियाणाः । वि विद्युतो न वृष्टिभी रुचाना अनु स्वधामायुधैर्यच्छमानाः ॥
Transliteration
aṃséṣv ā́ marutaḥ khādayó vo váksaḥsu rukmā́ upaśiśriyāṇā́ḥ | ví vidyúto ná vṛṣṭíbhī rucānā́ ánu svadhā́m ā́yudhair yácchamānāḥ ||
Translation
マルットよ、汝らの肩には噛み裂く武器が結び付けられ、胸には黄金の輝きが寄り添っている。雨とともに稲妻のごとく光り、汝らは自らの法（スヴァダー）に従って進み、武器を操り導く。
Word by Word
अंसेषुon the shoulders
अंसेषु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootअंस (प्रातिपदिक)
आunto, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
खादयःdevourers, eaters
खादयः:
कर्तृ (मरुतः-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootखाद् (धातु) → खादय (प्रातिपदिक/विशेषण)
वःof you, your
वः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वक्षस्सुon the chests
वक्षस्सु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootवक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
रुक्माःgolden ornaments, gold (disks)
रुक्माः:
कर्तृ (उपशिश्रिया॒णाः इत्यस्य) / अथवा कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी
TypeNoun
Rootरुक्म (प्रातिपदिक)
उपशिश्रिया॒णाःhaving settled upon, resting on
उपशिश्रिया॒णाः:
कर्तृ (मरुतः/रुक्माः)
TypeParticiple
Rootश्रि (धातु) + उप (उपसर्ग) → उप-शिश्रि-आण (कृदन्त)
विapart, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
विद्युतःlightnings
विद्युतः:
कर्तृ (रुचाना इत्यस्य) / उपमान-प्रधान
TypeNoun
Rootविद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
वृष्टिभिःwith rains, by showers
वृष्टिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
रुचानाshining, gleaming
रुचाना:
कर्तृ (मरुतः) / विशेषण
TypeParticiple
Rootरुच् (धातु) → रुचान (कृदन्त)
अनुafter, along
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/निपात)
स्वधाम्their own power/ordinance (svadhā)
स्वधाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootस्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)
आयुधैःwith weapons
आयुधैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootआयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
यच्छमानाःguiding/holding (their course), directing
यच्छमानाः:
कर्तृ (मरुतः)
TypeParticiple
Rootयम् (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग) → आ-यच्छ् (धातु-प्रयोग) → यच्छमान (कृदन्त)
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