Rig Veda 7.91.7: Mandala 7, Sukta 91, Mantra 7
Sukta 7.91
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (family: Vasiṣṭhāḥ)
Devata: Indra-Vāyu (dual)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; confirm via metrical index)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अर्वन्तो न श्रवसो भिक्षमाणा इन्द्रवायू सुष्टुतिभिर्वसिष्ठाः । वाजयन्तः स्ववसे हुवेम यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
Transliteration
árvanto na śrávaso bhíkṣamāṇā indrāvāyū suṣṭutíbhir vásiṣṭhāḥ | vājáyantaḥ svávase huvema yūyáṃ pāta svastíbhiḥ sádā naḥ ||
Translation
名声を求める駿馬のごとく、われらヴァシシュタは、よく整えられた讃歌をもって汝らに乞い願う、インドラよ、ヴァーユよ。自らの自在（スヴァヴァサ）に資する力の充溢を勝ち得んとしてわれらは呼ぶ。汝ら、つねに安寧の調和（スヴァスティ）をもってわれらを護れ。
Word by Word
अर्वन्तःswift horses (steeds)
अर्वन्तः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअर्वन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
श्रवसःof fame, of glory
श्रवसः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
भिक्षमाणाःbegging, seeking
भिक्षमाणाः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootभिक्ष् (धातु) → भिक्षमाण (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय, वर्तमानकाले)
इन्द्रवायूO Indra and Vāyu
इन्द्रवायू:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootइन्द्र-वायु (समास; द्वन्द्व/युग्मदेवता)
सुष्टुतिभिःwith good praises, with fine hymns
सुष्टुतिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसु-स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक; उपसर्ग ‘सु’ + स्तुति)
वसिष्ठाःthe Vasiṣṭhas (Vasiṣṭha’s clan/poets)
वसिष्ठाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषिनाम)
वाजयन्तःseeking to win prizes; making (us) win
वाजयन्तः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootवाजय् (धातु; denominative/causative sense ‘to make win/bring prize’) → वाजयन्त् (वर्तमानकाले शतृ)
स्ववसेfor (our/your) own aid, for self-help
स्ववसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootस्ववस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘own good/aid, self-power’)
हुवेमlet us call/invoke
हुवेम:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहू (धातु)
यूयम्you (all)
यूयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पातprotect!
पात:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु ‘to protect’)
स्वस्तिभिःwith well-being, with blessings
स्वस्तिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
सदाalways
सदा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
नःus; for us / of us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
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