Rig Veda 7.56.20: Mandala 7, Sukta 56, Mantra 20
Sukta 7.56
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Maruts/Vasus
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इमे रध्रं चिन्मरुतो जुनन्ति भृमिं चिद्यथा वसवो जुषन्त । अप बाधध्वं वृषणस्तमांसि धत्त विश्वं तनयं तोकमस्मे ॥
Transliteration
imé radhráṃ cit marúto junanti bhṛ́miṃ cid yáthā vásavo juṣánta | ápa bādhadhvaṃ vṛ́ṣaṇas támāṃsi dháttá víśvaṃ tánayaṃ tókám asmē ||
Translation
これらのマルト（Maruts）は、たとえ弛み、つまずく者であっても駆り立てる。ヴァス（Vasus）が正しき運行を喜ぶように。雄々しき者たちよ、闇を押し退けよ。われらのうちに全き成り立ちを据えよ——血脈と、育ちゆく力とを。
Word by Word
इमेthese
इमे:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रध्रम्harm, injury
रध्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरध्र (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even, indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
जुनन्तिimpel, drive away
जुनन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootजु (धातु; ‘to impel, set in motion’)
भृमिम्confusion, turmoil
भृमिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभृमि (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
यथाas, just as
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (निपात)
वसवःthe Vasus
वसवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
जुषन्तfavor, accept
जुषन्त:
—
TypeVerb
Rootजुष् (धातु; ‘to enjoy, favor, accept’)
अपaway, off
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
बाधध्वम्repel (you all)!
बाधध्वम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootबाध् (धातु; ‘to press, repel, drive away’)
वृषणःO vigorous ones
वृषणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
तमांसिdarknesses
तमांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
धत्तplace, bestow (you all)!
धत्त:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु; ‘to place, bestow’)
विश्वम्all, entire
विश्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
तनयम्offspring, son
तनयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतनय (प्रातिपदिक)
तोकम्child, progeny
तोकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतोक (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मेin/for us
अस्मे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
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