Rig Veda 7.27.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 27, Mantra 5

Sukta 7.27

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha-gotra; traditional ascription for many RV 7 hymns)

Devata: Indra (with implicit supporting powers in plural address yūyam)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; RV 7 Indra hymns predominantly Triṣṭubh—needs metrical verification by syllable count)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

नू इन्द्र राये वरिवस्कृधी न आ ते मनो ववृत्याम मघाय । गोमदश्वावद्रथवद्व्यन्तो यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.27.5

Transliteration

nū índra rāyé várivaskṛdhī na ā́ te máno vavṛtyāma maghā́ya | gómad áśvāvad ráthavad vyàntaḥ yūyám pāta svastí-bhiḥ sádā naḥ ||

Translation

Now, O Indra, create for us a wide and free space for the soul’s increase; may our mind turn wholly toward you, O bountiful giver. Granting the plenitude of illumined rays (cows), the energies of movement (horses), and the victorious means of advance (chariots), may you—powers of delight—guard us always with your harmonies of well-being.

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Word by Word

• नु: now, indeed
• नु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: (addressed deity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र

• राये: for wealth
• राये: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: राय् (प्रातिपदिक: राय-)

• वरिवः: wide space; free scope; favor
• वरिवः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरिवस् (प्रातिपदिक: वरिवस्-)

• कृधी: make; grant
• कृधी: (predicate; addressed to Indra)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (करोति)

• नः: for us / to us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• आ: hither; towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ

• ते: of you; thy
• ते: Sambandha (genitival relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्

• मनः: mind; intention
• मनः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक: मनस्-)

• ववृत्याम: may we turn/attach (it); may we direct
• ववृत्याम: (predicate; subject = ‘we’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (वर्तते/वृणोति in Vedic sense ‘to turn/choose’)

• मघाय: for bounty; for generosity
• मघाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: मघा (प्रातिपदिक: मघा-)

• गोमत्: possessing cows; rich in cattle
• गोमत्: Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोमत् (गो + मतुप्)

• अश्वावत्: possessing horses
• अश्वावत्: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अश्वावत् (अश्व + मतुप्)

• रथवत्: possessing chariots
• रथवत्: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रथवत् (रथ + मतुप्)

• व्यन्तः: those who strive/press on; active ones (the singers/companions)
• व्यन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: व्यन्त् (प्रातिपदिक: व्यन्त्-)

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• पात: protect
• पात: (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (पिबति/पाति ‘to protect’)

• स्वस्तिभिः: with well-being; with blessings
• स्वस्तिभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक: स्वस्ति-)

• सदा: always
• सदा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• नः: us
• नः: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्