Rig Veda 1.39.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 39, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.39
Rishi: Kaṇva (explicit self-reference)
Devata: Rudras/Maruts
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; needs scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ वो मक्षू तनाय कं रुद्रा अवो वृणीमहे । गन्ता नूनं नोऽवसा यथा पुरेत्था कण्वाय बिभ्युषे ॥
Transliteration
ā́ vo makṣū́ tánāya káṃ rudrā́ ávo vṛṇīmahe | gántā nū́naṃ no'vásā yáthā purétthā kaṇvā́ya bibhyúṣe ||
Translation
ພວກເຮົາເລືອກຄວາມຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອຂອງທ່ານຢ່າງວ່ອງໄວ, ໂອ ຣຸດທະ, ເພື່ອການເຕີບໃຫຍ່ຂອງຊີວິດພວກເຮົາ. ຈົ່ງມາພ້ອມກັບການປົກປ້ອງຂອງທ່ານ, ດັ່ງທີ່ເຄີຍມານັ້ນໃຫ້ກັນວະ ເມື່ອລາວມີຄວາມຢ້ານກົວ.
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
वःfor you / of you
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
मक्षुquickly, soon
मक्षु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमक्षु (अव्यय)
तनायfor (our) offspring/son
तनाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootतनय
कम्whom? (which one?)
कम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootक (किम्-प्रातिपदिक)
रुद्राःthe Rudras
रुद्राः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र
अवःhelp, protection
अवः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअवस्
वृणीमहेwe choose / we seek
वृणीमहे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वृ (वृणीते) चयन/वरणे
गन्ता(he) will come
गन्ता:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√गम्
नूनम्now, indeed
नूनम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम् (अव्यय)
नःfor us / of us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अवसाwith help, by protection
अवसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअवस्
यथाas, just as
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
पुराformerly, before
पुरा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा (अव्यय)
इत्थाthus, in this manner
इत्था:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत्था (अव्यय)
कण्वायto Kanva
कण्वाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootकण्व
बिभ्युषेto the frightened one / to him who was afraid
बिभ्युषे:
Sampradāna
TypeParticiple
Root√भी (बिभेति) भय
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