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Rig Veda 5.55.9: Mandala 5, Sukta 55, Mantra 9

Sukta 5.55

Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) — probable for RV 5.55
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)

मृळत नो मरुतो मा वधिष्टनास्मभ्यं शर्म बहुलं वि यन्तन । अधि स्तोत्रस्य सख्यस्य गातन शुभं यातामनु रथा अवृत्सत ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 5.55.9

mṛḷáta no maruto mā vádhiṣṭanāsmábhyaṃ śárma bahuláṃ ví yantana | ádhi stótrasya sákhyaśya gātana śúbhaṃ yātám ánu ráthā avṛtsata ||

हे मरुतांनो, आमच्यावर कृपा करा; आम्हांला आघात करू नका. आमच्यासाठी विपुल आश्रय व शांती पसरवा. आमच्या स्तोत्रावर आणि सख्यभावावर अधिष्ठित व्हा; तुमचे रथ शुभ मार्गाचा अनुकरण करीत आमच्याकडे वळून येवोत.

मृळतbe gracious / show mercy
मृळत:
(predicate; action requested of Maruts)
TypeVerb
Rootमृळ् (mṛḷ) / मृड् (mṛḍ) ‘to be gracious, to show mercy’
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary) / relation
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (1st person pronoun) enclitic
मरुतःO Maruts
मरुतः:
Sambodhana (addressed) / Kartā (intended agent)
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (prātipadika)
माdo not
मा:
(negation of action)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (prohibitive particle)
वधिष्टनstrike / slay
वधिष्टन:
(predicate; action forbidden of Maruts)
TypeVerb
Rootवध् (vadh) ‘to strike, slay’
अस्मभ्यम्for us
अस्मभ्यम्:
Sampradāna (recipient)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (1st person pronoun)
शर्मshelter / protection
शर्म:
Karma (object of ‘grant/extend’)
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन् (prātipadika) ‘shelter, protection, comfort’
बहुलम्abundant
बहुलम्:
Karma (qualifier of object)
TypeAdjective
Rootबहुल (prātipadika) ‘abundant, ample’
विapart / forth / widely
वि:
(verbal modifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (preverb)
यन्तनextend / grant
यन्तन:
(predicate; action requested of Maruts)
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (yam) ‘to extend, bestow, grant; to direct’
अधिupon / over
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa (locative sense ‘upon/over’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (preverb/indeclinable) ‘upon, over’
स्तोत्रस्यof the hymn
स्तोत्रस्य:
Sambandha (genitival relation)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोत्र (prātipadika) ‘praise-hymn’
सख्यस्यof friendship
सख्यस्य:
Sambandha (genitival relation)
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (prātipadika) ‘friendship, alliance’
गातनsing / chant
गातन:
(predicate; action requested of Maruts)
TypeVerb
Rootगा (gā) ‘to sing’
शुभम्auspiciously / what is auspicious
शुभम्:
Karma / manner
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun
Rootशुभ (prātipadika) ‘splendid, auspicious’
याताम्let the two go/come
याताम्:
(predicate; Maruts as agents)
TypeVerb
Rootया (yā) ‘to go, come’
अनुalong / after
अनु:
Adhikaraṇa / direction
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (preverb/indeclinable) ‘after, along’
रथाःchariots
रथाः:
Kartā (subject of अवृत्सत)
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (prātipadika) ‘chariot’
अवृत्सतhave turned / have rolled on / have set forth
अवृत्सत:
(predicate; action of chariots)
TypeVerb
Rootवृत् (vṛt) ‘to turn, roll, move; to set in motion’ with preverb आ/अव? (Vedic usage)

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