Rig Veda 7.62.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 62, Mantra 5
Sukta 7.62
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र बाहवा सिसृतं जीवसे न आ नो गव्यूतिमुक्षतं घृतेन । आ नो जने श्रवयतं युवाना श्रुतं मे मित्रावरुणा हवेमा ॥
Transliteration
prá bā́havā sisṛtaṃ jīváse na ā́ no gavyū́tim ukṣataṃ ghṛténa | ā́ no jáne śravayataṃ yuvānā śrutáṃ me mitrāvaruṇā havé mā ||
Translation
われらが生きるために、御腕を前へと差し伸べたまえ。澄みたるギーの豊かさをもって、光り輝く牛群へ至る道をわれらに注ぎ与えたまえ。若き力ある神々よ、人々の中にわれらの名を響かせたまえ。ミトラよ、ヴァルナよ、この呼びかけを、招請のさなかに聞き入れたまえ。
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
बाहवा(you two) arms (i.e., the two gods as protectors)
बाहवा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु (prātipadika)
सिसृतम्stretch out, extend
सिसृतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसृ (धातु) < reduplicated perfect/imperative stem सि-सृ
जीवसेfor (our) living, for life
जीवसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootजीव (prātipadika from √जीव)
नःto/for us; our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
नःto us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun)
गव्यूतिम्cattle-pasture; path/track of cows (pasturage)
गव्यूतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगव्यूति (prātipadika)
उक्षतम्sprinkle, anoint
उक्षतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवक्ष्/उक्ष् (धातु; Vedic: ‘to sprinkle, anoint, moisten’)
घृतेनwith ghee
घृतेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (prātipadika)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
नःto us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun)
जनेamong the people
जने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootजन (prātipadika)
श्रवयतम्make (us) heard; proclaim
श्रवयतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु) causative stem श्रावय/श्रवय
युवानाyou two young ones
युवाना:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootयुवन् (prātipadika)
श्रुतम्heard (fame/renown); what is heard
श्रुतम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootश्रु (धातु) → past passive participle श्रुत
मेmy
मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun)
मित्रावरुणाO Mitra and Varuṇa
मित्रावरुणा:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootमित्र-वरुण (dvandva prātipadika)
हवेमwe invoke, we call upon
हवेम:
—
TypeVerb
Rootह्वे (धातु)
आhither, to
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
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