Rig Veda 7.66.9: Mandala 7, Sukta 66, Mantra 9
Sukta 7.66
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Mitra–Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ते स्याम देव वरुण ते मित्र सूरिभिः सह । इषं स्वश्च धीमहि ॥
Transliteration
té syā́ma deva varuṇa té mitra sūríbhiḥ sahá | íṣaṃ svàś ca dhīmahi ||
Translation
Sejamos teus, ó Varuṇa divino; sejamos teus, ó Mitra, juntamente com os Sūri, os videntes da luz; guardemos no pensamento Iṣ, a força nutridora, e Svah, o vasto céu da consciência.
Word by Word
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
(मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
देवO god
देव:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
वरुणO Varuṇa
वरुण:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रO Mitra
मित्र:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सूरिभिःwith patrons / with bountiful lords
सूरिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
सहtogether with
सह:
(सह-सम्बन्धः; तृतीया-सहचर्ये)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह (अव्यय)
इषःrefreshments / invigorations
इषः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइष् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘refreshment/strength’)
स्वःour own
स्वः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootस्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘own’)
चand
च:
(समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
धीमहिwe set (our thought) / we meditate
धीमहि:
(मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु; ‘to place, to set’ → ‘to set the mind/think’)
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