Rig Veda 7.97.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 97, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.97
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Bṛhaspati
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स आ नो योनिं सदतु प्रेष्ठो बृहस्पतिर्विश्ववारो यो अस्ति । कामो रायः सुवीर्यस्य तं दात्पर्षन्नो अति सश्चतो अरिष्टान् ॥
Transliteration
sá ā́ no yóniṃ sadatu préṣṭho bṛ́haspátir viśvávāro yó ásti | kā́mo rāyáḥ suvī́ryasya táṃ dā́t párṣan no áti saścáto áriṣṭān ||
Translation
ブリハスパティ——最も愛しき者、あらゆる望ましき賜物を携える者——願わくはわれらの成長の胎座（ヨーニ）に坐したまえ。霊的充溢の富と英雄の力への渇望そのものである彼よ——それを授け、われらを迫り来る者どもを越えさせ、損なわれぬよう守りたまえ。
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
योनिम्womb; seat; abode
योनिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि- (प्रातिपदिक)
सदतुlet (him) sit / take his seat
सदतु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (सीदति)
प्रेष्ठःmost dear; most excellent
प्रेष्ठः:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रेष्ठ- (प्रि/प्रिय- से श्रेष्ठतम; विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (Deity)
Rootबृहस्पति- (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्ववारःall-desirable; bringing every boon
विश्ववारः:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व- + वार- (समास; वार = desirable/choice/boon-bearing)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (य-प्रातिपदिक; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम)
अस्तिis
अस्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
कामःdesire; wish
कामः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकाम- (प्रातिपदिक)
रायःof wealth
रायः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि- (प्रातिपदिक; RV में ‘रायः’ = रायेः/रायस्)
सुवीर्यस्यof good heroism / excellent manly power
सुवीर्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootसु- + वीर्य- (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
तम्him
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दात्let (him) give
दात्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√दा (ददाति)
पर्षन्let (him) carry across / protect
पर्षन्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पॄ/पृ (पारयति/पर्षति; ‘to carry across, save’)
नःus
नः:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अतिover, beyond
अति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सश्चतःpursuing; following
सश्चतः:
कर्म (येषां अतिक्रमणम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootसश्चत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त; √सच् ‘to follow, accompany, pursue’)
अरिष्टान्unharmed; uninjured (foes/evils)
अरिष्टान्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअरिष्ट- (प्रातिपदिक)
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