Rig Veda 7.68.9: Mandala 7, Sukta 68, Mantra 9

Sukta 7.68

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (probable)

Devata: Aśvinau (with associative presence of Uṣas and Aghnyā as symbolic agencies)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; verify metrical count)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

एष स्य कारुर्जरते सूक्तैरग्रे बुधान उषसां सुमन्मा । इषा तं वर्धदघ्न्या पयोभिर्यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.68.9

Transliteration

eṣá syá kārúḥ jarate sūktáir ágre budhāná uṣásāṃ sumánmā | iṣā́ táṃ vardhad aghnyā́ páyobhir yūyáṃ pāta svastíbhiḥ sádā naḥ ||

Translation

This singer indeed grows by the true hymns, awakening in front, with a good mind toward the Dawns. May the inviolate Cow increase him with her milk of fullness; and you, O Aśvins, guard us always with your harmonies of well-being.

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• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• स्यः: he, that one
• स्यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: स (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• कारुः: poet, singer
• कारुः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारु (प्रातिपदिक) < √कृ (करोति) / कॄ (किरति) (व्युत्पत्तिः वैदिकेषु)

• जरते: praises, sings
• जरते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जॄ (जरते)

• सूक्तैः: with hymns
• सूक्तैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)

• अग्रे: in front, at the fore
• अग्रे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable (adverbial loc.)
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक) / अग्रे (अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगः)

• बुधानः: being awake/aware, awakening
• बुधानः: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: √बुध् (बोधते) → बुधान (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययः)

• उषसाम्: of the dawns
• उषसाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुमन्मा: of good thought, well-minded
• सुमन्मा: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- + मन्मन्/मन्म (प्रातिपदिक)

• इषा: with refreshment/strength
• इषा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्/इषा (प्रातिपदिक)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वर्धत्: let (her) increase, may (she) strengthen
• वर्धत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृध् (वर्धति)

• अघ्न्या: the inviolable one (cow)
• अघ्न्या: Kartā
• Type: Noun (epithet) / Adjective
• Root: अघ्न्या (प्रातिपदिक)

• पयोभिः: with milks
• पयोभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• पात: protect!
• पात: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पा (पिबति/पाति) — ‘पा (रक्षणे)’

• स्वस्तिभिः: with well-beings, with blessings
• स्वस्तिभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)

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