Rig Veda 7.57.7: Mandala 7, Sukta 57, Mantra 7
Sukta 7.57
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional for Maṇḍala 7; hymn-level not supplied in input)
Devata: Marutāḥ
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ स्तुतासो मरुतो विश्व ऊती अच्छा सूरीन्त्सर्वताता जिगात । ये नस्त्मना शतिनो वर्धयन्ति यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ stutā́so maruto víśva ūtī́ ácchā sūrī́nt sarvatā́tā jigāta | yé nas tmanā́ śatíno vardháyanti yūyám pāta svastíbhiḥ sádā naḥ ||
Translation
讃えられたマルット（Maruts）よ、あらゆる助けを携えて、四方よりわれらの光ある導き手のもとへ来たれ。自らの力によって、われらの力を百倍に増し加えるあなたがたよ――常に、安寧の調べもてわれらを守れ。
Word by Word
आhither; forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
स्तुतासःpraised (ones)
स्तुतासः:
Kartā (with जिगात)
TypeAdjective (participle used substantively)
Root√स्तु (स्तवति) → स्तुत (PPP) + -आस (प्रातिपदिक-प्रत्यय)
मरुतःO Maruts
मरुतः:
Kartā (addressed; subject of जिगात)
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
Kartā (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (सर्वनाम-विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
ऊतीhelp; aid
ऊती:
Karma (goal with अच्छा)
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; ‘help, aid’)
अच्छाtowards
अच्छा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा (अव्यय)
सूरीन्patrons; generous lords
सूरीन्:
Karma (object of जिगात: whom they go to)
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘patron, lord, generous man’)
सर्वतातfrom every side; altogether
सर्वतात:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वतात् (अव्यय; ‘from all sides/wholly’)
जिगातlet (them) go; may (they) come/go
जिगात:
Kriyā (main verb)
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गच्छति) with reduplication: जिगात (injunctive/aoristic form)
येwho
ये:
Kartā (with वर्धयन्ति)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
नःfor us; of us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary with वर्धयन्ति)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
त्मनाby (their) own selves/power
त्मना:
Karaṇa (means: ‘by/with their own power’)
TypeNoun
Rootत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘self, person, own power’)
शतिनःmighty; possessing power
शतिनः:
Kartā (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootशति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘might, power’) → शतिन् (possessive adj.)
वर्धयन्तिincrease; make grow
वर्धयन्ति:
Kriyā (relative-clause verb)
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् (वर्धते/वर्धयति)
यूयम्you
यूयम्:
Kartā (with पात)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
पातprotect
पात:
Kriyā (injunction)
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पिबति/पाति ‘to protect’) → पात (imperative)
स्वस्तिभिःwith well-beings; with blessings
स्वस्तिभिः:
Karaṇa (means: ‘with blessings/welfare’)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; ‘well-being, blessing’)
सदाalways
सदा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
नःus
नः:
Karma (object of पात)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
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