Rig Veda 2.34.9: Mandala 2, Sukta 34, Mantra 9
Sukta 2.34
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional)
Devata: Maruts (also addressed as Vasus, Rudras)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यो नो मरुतो वृकताति मर्त्यो रिपुर्दधे वसवो रक्षता रिषः । वर्तयत तपुषा चक्रियाभि तमव रुद्रा अशसो हन्तना वधः ॥
Transliteration
yó no maruto vṛká-tāti martyó ripúr dadhé vasavo rákṣatā riṣáḥ | vartáyata váp uṣā cakriyā́bhí tám áva rudrā aśáso hantana vádhaḥ ||
Translation
यो नो मरुतो मर्त्यो रिपुर्वृकतातीं दधे, वसवो रिषोऽस्मान् रक्षत। तमेनं तपुषा चक्रियाभिर्वर्तयत; रुद्राः तमशसं हन्तन वधम्।
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मरुतःO Maruts
मरुतः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
वृकतायतिacts like a wolf; rages/behaves rapaciously
वृकतायति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootवृकताय (धातु/denom. from वृकता ‘wolfishness, rapacity’)
मर्त्यःa mortal
मर्त्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
रिपुःan enemy
रिपुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
दधेhas set/placed; has established
दधे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
वसवःO Vasus
वसवः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक; Maruts as ‘Vasus’)
रक्षतprotect!
रक्षत:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष् (धातु)
रिषःfrom harm/injury
रिषः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootरिष्/रिष (प्रातिपदिक ‘harm, injury’)
वर्तयतturn away; drive off
वर्तयत:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootवृत्/वर्त् (धातु; causative वर्तय-)
तपुषाwith heat/fiery power
तपुषा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
चक्रियाभिःwith (your) active powers/energies
चक्रियाभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootचक्रिया (प्रातिपदिक; ‘active powers/works’, from √कृ with reduplication; Vedic feminine)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अवdown; away
अव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (उपसर्ग/निपात)
रुद्राःO Rudras
रुद्राः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक; Maruts as Rudras)
अशसःthe evil intent/curse
अशसः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअशस् (प्रातिपदिक ‘ill-will, curse, evil speech’)
हन्तनsmite! slay!
हन्तन:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु)
वधःthe slaying; the deadly blow
वधः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवध (प्रातिपदिक)
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