Rig Veda 7.59.6: Mandala 7, Sukta 59, Mantra 6
Sukta 7.59
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ च नो बर्हिः सदताविता च नः स्पार्हाणि दातवे वसु । अस्रेधन्तो मरुतः सोम्ये मधौ स्वाहेह मादयाध्वै ॥
Transliteration
ā́ ca no bárhiḥ sadata avitā́ ca naḥ spārhā́ṇi dā́tave vásu | ásredhanto marutaḥ somyé mádhau svā́héhá mādayādhvai ||
Translation
来たりて、われらのバルヒス（聖草座）に坐し、われらの助け手となれ。望ましき富を与えよ。衰えぬマルトたちよ、ソーマの蜜において——スヴァーハー——ここに歓喜し、われらのうちに恍惚を増し広げよ。
Word by Word
आhither, forth (towards)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) अथवा आ (अव्यय)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
बर्हिःthe sacred grass (barhis), ritual seat
बर्हिः:
कर्तृ (आह्वान/आगमन-क्रियायाः) / विषय
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सदताविताthe sitter (on the barhis) and helper/protector
सदताविता:
कर्तृ (आगमन/उपवेशन-क्रियायाः) / सम्बोधन-भाव
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootसद् (धातु) + तृ (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय) → सदतृ ‘sitter’ + अविता (अवि/अव् ‘to protect, help’ से) — समास/संयोगः
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
नःto us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
स्पार्हाणिdesirable things, coveted gifts
स्पार्हाणि:
कर्म (दातवे इत्यस्य) / विषय
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootस्पार्ह (प्रातिपदिक) ‘desirable, coveted’
दातवेto give
दातवे:
प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य
TypeVerb (infinitive)
Rootदा (धातु) ‘to give’
वसुwealth, good (treasure)
वसु:
कर्म (दातवे) / विषय
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्रॆधन्तःunfailing, not slackening
अस्रॆधन्तः:
कर्तृ (मदयाध्वै इत्यस्य) / विशेषणम् (मरुतः)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootस्रिध्/स्रेड् (धातु) ‘to fail, be slack’ + नञ् (अ-) + शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त) → अस्रॆधन्त्
मरुतःthe Maruts (storm-gods)
मरुतः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
सोम्येin the Soma(-like), Soma-related
सोम्ये:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective
Rootसोम्य (प्रातिपदिक) ‘Soma-related, pleasant’
मधौin the sweet drink; in mead/Soma
मधौ:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वाहाsvāhā (ritual exclamation)
स्वाहा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वाहा (अव्यय/निपात; यज्ञीय-उच्चारण)
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
मादयाध्वैrejoice, be exhilarated (drink and delight)
मादयाध्वै:
कर्तृ (मरुतः) — विधेय
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (धातु) ‘to be glad, intoxicate’
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