Rig Veda 7.68.7: Mandala 7, Sukta 68, Mantra 7
Sukta 7.68
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha family attribution for this hymn-group)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; verify in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत त्यं भुज्युमश्विना सखायो मध्ये जहुर्दुरेवासः समुद्रे । निरीं पर्षदरावा यो युवाकुः ॥
Transliteration
utá tyáṃ bhujyúm aśvinā sakhā́yo mádhye jahur durévāsaḥ samudré | nír ī́ṃ parṣad árāvā yó yuvā́kuḥ ||
Translation
And that Bhujyu too—whom ill-housed companions abandoned in mid-ocean—him the far-ranged call of the youthful one bore out to safety; thus do you, O Aśvins, draw the soul out from the engulfing waters.
Word by Word
उतand; also; moreover
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
त्यम्that (him/that one)
त्यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun (Adjectival)
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भुज्युम्Bhujyu (a man/hero)
भुज्युम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (Proper name)
Rootभुज्यु (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
—
TypeNoun (Dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सखायःcompanions; friends
सखायः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
मध्येin the middle
मध्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
जहुःthey abandoned; left
जहुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहा (धातु)
दुरेवासःill-disposed; of evil ways
दुरेवासः:
Kartā (apposition to सखायः)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootदुरेवस् (दुर्- + एवस् ‘dwelling/condition’) (प्रातिपदिक)
समुद्रेin the sea
समुद्रे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
निःout; forth
निः:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / particle
Rootनिः
ईम्him (enclitic); indeed
ईम्:
Karma
TypeIndeclinable (enclitic pronoun/particle)
Rootईम्
पर्षत्may (he) carry across; (he) carried across
पर्षत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपॄ (धातु; ‘to carry across, save’)
अरावाswift; vigorous (lit. ‘possessing speed/impetus’)
अरावा:
Kartā (of पर्षत्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअरावन् (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā (relative clause)
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
युवाकुःthe youthful one; youthfully active (epithet)
युवाकुः:
Kartā (in apposition to यः / अरावा)
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootयुवाकु (प्रातिपदिक; epithet)
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