Rig Veda 7.56.17: Mandala 7, Sukta 56, Mantra 17
Sukta 7.56
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Maruts/Vasus
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दशस्यन्तो नो मरुतो मृळन्तु वरिवस्यन्तो रोदसी सुमेके । आरे गोहा नृहा वधो वो अस्तु सुम्नेभिरस्मे वसवो नमध्वम् ॥
Transliteration
daśasyánto no marúto mṛḷantu varivasyánto ródasī suméke | āré go-hā́ nṛ-hā́ vadhó vo astu sumnébhiḥ asmē vasavo namadhvam ||
Translation
われらを讃え栄えさせ、道を広げるマルット（Maruts）よ、われらに慈しみあれ——両界（天と地）に仕える麗しき者たちよ。光を奪う者、命を奪う者の殺害はわれらより遠ざかれ。善き霊感と恵みをもって、ヴァス（Vasus）よ、助けとしてわれらに向かい身をかがめよ。
Word by Word
दशस्यन्तःpraising, doing homage
दशस्यन्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootदशस्य (प्रातिपदिक; √दशस्/दशस्य ‘पूज्/स्तु’)
नःto us / of us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत्
मृळन्तुmay they be gracious / show mercy
मृळन्तु:
(मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√मृळ् (मृड्) ‘अनुकम्पायाम्/प्रसादने’
वरिवस्यन्तःshowing favor, granting wide space
वरिवस्यन्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootवरिवस्य (प्रातिपदिक; √वरिवस् ‘सेव्/उपचर्’)
रोदसीthe two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदसी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक ‘द्यावापृथिव्यौ’)
सुमेकेwell-fixed / well-united (Maruts)
सुमेके:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-मेका (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सु’ + ‘मेका/मेके’)
आरेfar away
आरे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआरे
गोहाcow-slayer, cattle-thief
गोहा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगो-हा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘गवां हन्ता’)
नृहाman-slayer
नृहा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनृ-हा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘नॄणां हन्ता’)
वधःslaughter, deadly blow
वधः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवध
वःof you
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
अस्तुlet it be
अस्तु:
(मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् ‘भू’
सुम्नेभिःwith favors, with blessings
सुम्नेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसुम्न
अस्मेamong us / for us
अस्मे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
वसवःO Vasus (wealth-givers; Maruts)
वसवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवसु
नमध्वम्do homage / bow
नमध्वम्:
(मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√नम् ‘नमने’
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