Rig Veda 7.56.6 — Mandala 7, Sukta 56, Mantra 6

Sukta 7.56

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha-gotra tradition for Maṇḍala 7; hymn 7.56 attributed to Vasiṣṭha)

Devata: Marutaḥ (the Maruts, storm-host; inner life-powers of dynamic force)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 7.56; many verses in this hymn are Triṣṭubh—verify by syllable count in critical edition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

यामं येष्ठाः शुभा शोभिष्ठाः श्रिया सम्मिश्ला ओजोभिरुग्राः ॥

Transliteration

yā́maṃ yéṣṭhāḥ śubhā́ śóbhīṣṭhāḥ śriyā́ sámmiślā ójobhir ugrā́ḥ ||

Translation

おおマルット（Marut）よ、汝らは進みゆく行軍のうち最前に立つ者――美しく、最も輝き、栄光の力と溶け合い、諸々のエネルギーにより峻烈なり。

Word by Word

• यामम्: the course/period (yāma), the march/way
• यामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: याम (प्रातिपदिक; ‘याम’ = याम/यामन् ‘यात्रा/प्रहर/मार्ग/याम’)

• येष्ठाः: the eldest/most eminent (ones)
• येष्ठाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; superlative of ‘ज्य’/‘ज्यायस्’)

• शुभाः: bright, auspicious
• शुभाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)

• शोभिष्ठाः: most splendid
• शोभिष्ठाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; superlative of ‘शोभ’/√शुभ् ‘to shine/beautify’)

• श्रिया: with splendor/beauty, with prosperity
• श्रिया: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)

• सम्मिश्लाः: mingled/combined (together)
• सम्मिश्लाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-मिश्र (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; from √मिश्र ‘to mix’, with preverb सम्)

• ओजोभिः: with powers/strengths
• ओजोभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• उग्राः: fierce, mighty
• उग्राः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)