Rig Veda 7.34.23: Mandala 7, Sukta 34, Mantra 23

Sukta 7.34

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (probable)

Devata: Universal/cosmic supports (Parvatas, Āpaḥ, Dyauḥ, Pṛthivī, Rodasī)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

तन्नो रायः पर्वतास्तन्न आपस्तद्रातिषाच ओषधीरुत द्यौः । वनस्पतिभिः पृथिवी सजोषा उभे रोदसी परि पासतो नः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.34.23

Transliteration

tán no rāyaḥ párvatās tán na ā́pas tád rātiṣāca oṣadhīr utá dyauḥ | vanáspatibhiḥ pṛthivī sajóṣā ubhé rodasī pári pāsato naḥ ||

Translation

May the mountains bring to us that plenitude; may the waters bring it; may the powers that go with giving, and the plants, and Heaven too. May Earth, in one accord with the lords of the forest, and both the worlds encompass us on every side with their guarding.

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• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: of us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• रायः: of wealth
• रायः: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: राय्/रायि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wealth’)

• पर्वताः: mountains
• पर्वताः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: of us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• आपः: waters
• आपः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: आप् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘waters’)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• रातिषाच: the gift-bringing one
• रातिषाच: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: राति-षाच् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘accompanying/bringing gifts’; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)

• ओषधीः: plants, herbs
• ओषधीः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)

• उत: and also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (निपात)

• द्यौः: Heaven (Sky)
• द्यौः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यौ/द्याव् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वनस्पतिभिः: with the trees / lords of the forest
• वनस्पतिभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• पृथिवी: Earth
• पृथिवी: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)

• सजोषाः: in harmony, united
• सजोषाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-जोषस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘in concord/together’; अव्ययीभाव/कर्मधारय-भाव)

• उभे: both
• उभे: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: उभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• रोदसी: the two worlds (Heaven and Earth)
• रोदसी: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोदसी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘the two worlds’)

• परि: around, all around
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• पासतः: (they) protect
• पासतः: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पा (पा रक्षणे) + परि

• नः: us
• नः: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)