Rig Veda 8.7.17: Mandala 8, Sukta 7, Mantra 17

Sukta 8.7

Rishi: Kāṇva (likely)

Devata: Maruts (explicit via pṛśnimātaraḥ)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; not fully verifiable from excerpt alone)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उदु स्वानेभिरीरत उद्रथैरुदु वायुभिः । उत्स्तोमैः पृश्निमातरः ॥

Transliteration

údu svānébhir īrata údrathair údu vāyúbhiḥ | út stomáiḥ pṛ́śnimātaraḥ ||

Translation

ଉଦୁ—ତୁମ ସ୍ୱାନମାନେ (ପ୍ରତିଧ୍ୱନିତ ନାଦମାନେ) ଦ୍ୱାରା ଉଠ; ଉଦୁ—ତୁମ ରଥମାନେ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଉଠ; ଉଦୁ—ତୁମ ବାୟୁମାନେ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଉଠ; ଉଦୁ—ତୁମ ସ୍ତୋମମାନେ (ସ୍ତୁତିଗୀତମାନେ) ଦ୍ୱାରା ଉଠ, ହେ ପୃଶ୍ନିମାତରଃ (ପୃଶ୍ନିଙ୍କ ସନ୍ତାନମାନେ)! ଗତି ଓ ପ୍ରାଣର ବହୁ ଶକ୍ତି ଦ୍ୱାରା ସତ୍ତାକୁ ଉପରକୁ ଉଠାଅ।

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Word by Word

• उत्: up, forth (preverb)
• उत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत् (उपसर्ग) / ud-

• उ: indeed, surely
• उ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (निपात) / u

• स्वानेभिः: with the hounds/dogs
• स्वानेभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वान (प्रातिपदिक) / svāna-

• ईरत: they should set forth / arise
• ईरत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु) / īr-

• उत्: up, forth
• उत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत् (उपसर्ग) / ud-

• रथैः: with chariots
• रथैः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक) / ratha-

• उत्: up, forth
• उत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत् (उपसर्ग) / ud-

• उ: indeed, surely
• उ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (निपात) / u

• वायुभिः: with the winds (Maruts as wind-gods)
• वायुभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक) / vāyu-

• उत्: up, forth
• उत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत् (उपसर्ग) / ud-

• स्तोमैः: with hymns/praises
• स्तोमैः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोम (प्रातिपदिक) / stoma-

• पृश्निमातरः: the sons of Pṛśni / whose mother is Pṛśni (the Maruts)
• पृश्निमातरः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: पृश्निमातर् (प्रातिपदिक) / pṛśni-mātar-