Rig Veda 7.57.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 57, Mantra 2

Sukta 7.57

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional for Maṇḍala 7; hymn-level not supplied in input)

Devata: Marutāḥ

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

निचेतारो हि मरुतो गृणन्तं प्रणेतारो यजमानस्य मन्म । अस्माकमद्य विदथेषु बर्हिरा वीतये सदत पिप्रियाणाः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 7.57.2

Transliteration

nicetā́ro hí marúto gṛṇántaṃ praṇetā́ro yajámānasya mánma | asmā́kam adyá vidátheṣu bárhir ā́ vītáye sadata pipriyāṇā́ḥ ||

Translation

Pois os Maruts são, de fato, guias perspicazes: conduzem adiante o pensamento do sacrificante que canta. Hoje, em nossas assembleias, satisfeitos conosco, sentai-vos sobre a relva sacrificial (barhis) para o vosso deleite.

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• नि-चेतारः: the perceivers/observers (downward/within), i.e., vigilant ones
• नि-चेतारः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (agent noun)
• Root: चेतृ (प्रातिपदिक; √चित् ‘to perceive/notice’ से) + नि- (उपसर्ग)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (निपात)

• मरुतः: the Maruts
• मरुतः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• गृणन्तम्: (him) praising/singing
• गृणन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Participle (present active)
• Root: √गॄ/गृ (गिर्/गृण्) ‘to sing/praise’ → गृणत् (वर्त. कृदन्त)

• प्र-णेतारः: leaders, guides
• प्र-णेतारः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (agent noun)
• Root: नेतृ (प्रातिपदिक; √नी ‘to lead’ से) + प्र- (उपसर्ग)

• यजमानस्य: of the sacrificer
• यजमानस्य: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजमान (प्रातिपदिक; √यज् ‘to sacrifice’ से)

• मन्म: thought, intention, hymn/mental resolve
• मन्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्मन्/मन्म (प्रातिपदिक; √मन् ‘to think’ से)

• अस्माकम्: of us, our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• अद्य: today, now
• अद्य: Adhikaraṇa (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)

• वि-दथेषु: in the assemblies/ritual gatherings
• वि-दथेषु: Adhikaraṇa (locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदथ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘assembly/ritual session’) + वि- (उपसर्ग/प्रवृत्तिनिर्देशक)

• बर्हिः: the sacred grass (barhis)
• बर्हिः: Kartā (as subject of ‘सदत’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: hither, to
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वीतये: for the feast/reception (of the gods)
• वीतये: Sampradāna (purpose/for)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘enjoyment/feasting, reception’)

• सदत: let them sit; may they take their seat
• सदत: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् ‘to sit’ (आशीर्लिङ्/विधिलिङ् रूप: सदत)

• पिप्रिया-णाः: being pleased, well-disposed, gratified
• पिप्रिया-णाः: Kartā (qualifier of Maruts)
• Type: Participle (stative/perfect participle)
• Root: √प्री ‘to please/satisfy’ → पिप्रियाण (परिपूर्ण/आत्मनेपदी कृदन्त; reduplicated perfect-type participle)