Rig Veda 7.59.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 59, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.59
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Devata
- Maruts
- Chandas
- Triṣṭubh
- Rasa
- Vira (heroism) and Adbhuta (wonder)
नहि व ऊतिः पृतनासु मर्धति यस्मा अराध्वं नरः । अभि व आवर्त्सुमतिर्नवीयसी तूयं यात पिपीषवः ॥
náhi va ūtíḥ pṛ́tanāsu márdhati yásmā arā́dhvaṃ naraḥ | abhí va ā́vart sumatír navī́yasī tū́yaṃ yāta pipīṣavaḥ ||
Wasza pomoc nigdy nie jest zgnieciona w bitwach dla tego, kogo zadowoliliście, o bohaterscy. Ku wam zwraca się nowsze i nowsze prawe myślenie; przybyjcie szybko, wy, którzy pragniecie pomnożyć naszą pełnię.
Word by Word
- नहि
- indeed not / surely notIndeclinableनिषेध-अव्ययRoot नहि (न + हि)
- वः
- of you / yourPronounषष्ठी (gen.), बहुवचनRole सम्बन्ध (possessor)Root युष्मद्
- ऊतिः
- help, aidNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनRole कर्तृ (subject)Root ऊति- (स्त्री.)
- पृतनासु
- in battlesNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचनRole अधिकरणRoot पृतना- (स्त्री.)
- मर्धति
- crushes, overpowersVerbलट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्र. 3, एकवचनRole क्रियाRoot मृध् (मर्धति)
- यस्मै
- to whomPronounपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, चतुर्थी, एकवचनRole सम्प्रदानRoot यद्
- आराध्वम्
- you have propitiated / you should propitiateVerbलुङ् (आज्ञार्थे/विधिलिङ्-प्रयोगः वैदिकः), परस्मैपद, म. 2, बहुवचनRole क्रियाRoot राध् (आ-राध्)
- नरः
- menNounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole कर्तृ (of आराध्वम्)Root नर- (पुं.)
- अभि
- towards, untoIndeclinableउपसर्ग/अव्ययRoot अभि
- वः
- to youPronounचतुर्थी (dat.), बहुवचन (वैदिक-रूप)Role सम्प्रदानRoot युष्मद्
- आवर्त्
- let (it) turn/come backVerbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, प्र. 3, एकवचन (वैदिक-छन्दसि ‘आवर्त्’ = ‘आवर्ततु’)Role क्रियाRoot वृत् (आ-वृत्)
- सुमतिः
- good thought, favorNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनRole कर्तृ (of आवर्त्)Root सु-मतिः (स्त्री.)
- नवीयसी
- newer, freshAdjectiveस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (तुलनात्मकः)Role विशेषण (of सुमतिः)Root नव- (नवीयस-)
- तूयम्
- swiftlyIndeclinableक्रियाविशेषण-अव्ययRoot तूयम्
- यात
- go, comeVerbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, म. 2, बहुवचनRole क्रियाRoot या
- पिपीषवः
- desirous to drink (Soma), eagerAdjectiveपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole कर्तृ (of यात)Root पिपीषु- (इच्छार्थक-विशेषण; √पा/पि ‘to drink’ से), पुं.
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेदः: नहि | वः | ऊतिः | पृतनासु | मर्धति | यस्मै | आराध्वम् | नरः || अभि | वः | आवर्त् | सुमतिः | नवीयसी | तूयम् | यात | पिपीषवः || 1) ‘आवर्त्सुमतिः’ इति संहितायां: आवर्त् + सुमतिः (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि; छन्दसि लोट्-रूप ‘आवर्त्’)
- 2) ‘वः’ द्विवारम्: प्रथमं षष्ठी ‘your’, द्वितीयं चतुर्थी ‘to you’ (वैदिक-प्रयोग)
The meaning
Outer meaning
Your help is never crushed in battles for him who has satisfied you, O heroes. Toward you turns ever newer right-mindedness; come swiftly, you who thirst to increase our plenitude.
Inner meaning
The ‘battles’ are inner struggles where old habits and hostile impulses contend with the growing truth. If the seeker has truly ‘satisfied’ the Maruts—aligned the life-force with the divine impulsion—then their help cannot be broken. A continually renewed sumati (right-mindedness, luminous discernment) turns toward these powers. They are ‘pipīṣavaḥ’: eager to increase—i.e., to augment the seeker’s plenitude of force, courage, and capacity.
Universal truth
When our dynamic energies are consecrated to the higher, assistance becomes invincible in inner conflict; right discernment renews itself, and life-force increases in a protected, progressive way.
Themes
invincible aid, swift epiphany, growth of plenitude
The seer
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Other hymns
- RV 7.58.6, RV 7.59.2, RV 7.18
Family tradition
The Vasiṣṭha hymns frequently interpret struggle as a field for divine assistance and right ordering; they emphasize renewal (navīyasī) rather than static attainment.
Significance
A practical yogic assurance: if energies are rightly offered, divine help is not ‘crushed’ by the pressures of inner battle; discernment keeps renewing.
The deity
- Devata
- Maruts
- Epithets
- naraḥ (heroes), pipīṣavaḥ (eager to increase)
- Related deities
- Indra, Agni, Soma
Cosmic role
Warrior-like storm powers that aid in conflicts and bring increase (rain/strength).
Inner power
Invincible dynamic support in the vital; they renew courage and sharpen right-mindedness, enabling swift effective action.
In ritual
Where it is used
Marut praise and request for aid; suitable in rites seeking victory/protection and increase
न॒हि व॑ ऊ॒तिः पृत॑नासु॒ मर्ध॑ति॒ यस्मा॒ अरा॑ध्वं नरः । अ॒भि व॒ आव॑र्त्सुम॒तिर्नवी॑यसी॒ तूयं॑ यात पिपीषवः ॥
न॒हि । वः॒ । ऊ॒तिः । पृत॑नासु । मर्ध॑ति । यस्मै॑ । अरा॑ध्वम् । न॒रः॒ । अ॒भि । वः॒ । आ । अ॒वा॒र्त् । सु॒ऽम॒तिः । नवी॑यसी । तूय॑म् । या॒त॒ । पि॒पी॒ष॒वः॒ ॥
nahi | vaḥ | ūtiḥ | pṛtanāsu | mardhati | yasmai | arādhvam | naraḥ | abhi | vaḥ | ā | avārta | su-matiḥ | navīyasī | tūyam | yāta | pipīṣavaḥ
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4 x ~11 syllables
Martial yet uplifting; the second half accelerates (‘tūyam yāta’) giving a swift summons feel.
Energizes courage and confidence; helpful before challenging tasks or when confronting habitual resistance.
- ūtíḥ
- Literal: help, aid. Symbolic: supporting divine force in the vital and mind
- pṛ́tanāsu
- Literal: in battles. Symbolic: inner conflicts of growth; struggle against resistance
- márdhati
- Literal: is crushed, fails. Symbolic: collapse of support—here denied: help is unbreakable
- arā́dhvam
- Literal: you have satisfied, propitiated. Symbolic: right offering/alignment that harmonizes the life-force with the divine
- náraḥ
- Literal: heroes, men. Symbolic: strong life-powers; also the courageous parts of the seeker
- sumatíḥ
- Literal: good mind, right-mindedness. Symbolic: luminous discernment; mental harmony aligned to ṛta
- navī́yasī
- Literal: newer and newer. Symbolic: progressive renewal; evolution of consciousness
- tū́yam yāta
- Literal: come swiftly. Symbolic: immediate descent of force when called
- pipīṣavaḥ
- Literal: desiring to swell/increase. Symbolic: powers that augment plenitude (ojas, prāṇa, capacity)
Battle-protection and swift-coming formula; usable in rites for victory and safeguarding (including the ‘inner battle’ framing of Soma worship).
During invocations for strength in contest (symbolic ‘battle’) and for increase; also as a daily energizing prayer
Recitation to call swift Marut support and renewal of sumati
Use as a ‘courage + clarity’ mantra before exams, negotiations, athletic effort, or difficult inner work; it pairs well with breath energization.
arādhvam from √rādh ‘to succeed, accomplish; to please/propitiate’—inner success through right relation. sumati- (su + √man) is ‘good-mindedness’ as alignment with ṛta. pipīṣu- from desiderative/intensive of √pyā/√pī ‘swell, increase’ → those who seek to augment abundance (spiritual plenitude).
inner battle (pṛtanā) against obstruction, renewal of sumati (right intelligence), divine help as invincible support
Sumati is the mental form of ṛta; its renewal indicates ongoing alignment rather than fixed dogma.
Aid is invincible when the offering is sincere—truth of will calls truth of force.
Increase (pipīṣ) as a law of growth: divine forces expand capacity when rightly invoked.
Integral: ‘battle’ as evolutionary transformation; Maruts as executors of the higher impulsion in life-nature.
Storm = cleansing dynamism; rain = increase of energies and fruits; battle = friction of transformation where higher force is tested and proven.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The ‘invincible aid in battle’ mythologem: divine help cannot be crushed in pṛtanā. Inner sense: once the powers are rightly approached (rādh), their protection stands firm amid psychic conflict; sumati renews itself and calls them swiftly into the field of consciousness.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √yā ‘go/come’ is pan-IE (cf. Greek ienai ‘to go’). The battle diction pṛtanā is Indo-Iranian (cf. Avestan pərəθna- ‘battle’). The renewal adjective navīyasī shows productive comparative morphology typical of early IE poetics.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi asserts a law of reciprocity: when the Maruts are satisfied (arādhvam), their help becomes unconquerable. The human side is the turning of sumati—an ever-renewed right intelligence—toward them; the divine side is swift arrival and augmentation of plenitude.
Invoke invincible support in inner struggle; cultivate ‘ever-new’ right-mindedness instead of repeating old reactions.
maṇipūra (courage/drive) with ājñā (sumati—right discernment)
Kapalabhati 60 strokes (if suitable), then 3 slow breaths; chant once per exhale, feeling ‘tūyam yāta’ as immediate descent of force.
Alert, courageous, decisively aligned.
Name the ‘battle’ you face; on ‘nahi va ūtiḥ…’ affirm uncrushed support; on ‘sumatir navīyasī’ invite fresh perception; end with ‘pipīṣavaḥ’ feeling clean increase without strain.
Observe Vedic accents; intensify the call on ‘tūyam yāta’ with a clean udātta lift where marked; keep ‘sumatir navīyasī’ smooth and flowing.
Triṣṭubh: maintain a steady heroic beat; slight acceleration in the final pāda to match the swift summons.
pṛtanāsu: retroflex ṛ, dental t, mardhati: clear dh, āvart: articulate ā-vart (do not drop v), pipīṣavaḥ: long īṣ; keep labial p’s crisp
Firm, bright, courageous; avoid shouting—let intensity come from clarity and rhythm.
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