Rig Veda 8.7.11: Mandala 8, Sukta 7, Mantra 11
Sukta 8.7
Rishi: Kaṇva lineage (Mandala 8 context; exact rishi not specified here)
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (explicitly referenced; verse likely in Tr̥ṣṭubh)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मरुतो यद्ध वो दिवः सुम्नायन्तो हवामहे । आ तू न उप गन्तन ॥
Transliteration
marúto yád dha vo diváḥ sumnāyánto havāmahe | ā́ tū na úpa gantana ||
Translation
हे मरुतः, यदा वयं दिवः सुम्नायन्तः वो हवामहे, तदा नः उप गन्तन—अस्मासु निकटं भवत।
Word by Word
मरुतःO Maruts
मरुतः:
सम्बोधन (आह्वान/सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्when / that (which)
यत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you / your
वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
दिवःof heaven / of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौः (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ)
सुम्नायन्तःseeking (your) favor / desiring good will
सुम्नायन्तः:
कर्तृ (हवामहे इत्यस्य)
TypeParticiple (Adjective) / Kṛdanta
Rootसुम्न (प्रातिपदिक) + √यम् (यच्छति) → सुम्नाय (इच्छा/प्रार्थना) + शतृ
हवामहेwe invoke / we call upon
हवामहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (ह्वयति/आह्वयति)
आhither / to us
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
तूindeed / now
तू:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु/तू (निपात; वैदिक ‘तू’ = ‘indeed/now’)
नःto us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
उपnear / up to
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गन्तनcome (you all)!
गन्तन:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√गम्
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