Rig Veda 7.35.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 35, Mantra 3

Sukta 7.35

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (probable)

Devata: Dhātṛ, Dhartṛ; Rodasī; also the power of right invocation (su-havāni)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

शं नो धाता शमु धर्ता नो अस्तु शं न उरूची भवतु स्वधाभिः । शं रोदसी बृहती शं नो अद्रिः शं नो देवानां सुहवानि सन्तु ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.35.3

Transliteration

śáṃ no dhātā́ śám u dhartā́ no astu śáṃ na urūcī́ bhavatu svadhā́bhiḥ | śáṃ rodasī bṛhatī́ śáṃ no ádriḥ śáṃ no devā́nāṃ su-hávāni santu ||

Translation

ขอสันติสุขจงมีแก่เรา: ขอธาตฤ (Dhātṛ ผู้สถาปนา) และธฤตฤ (Dhṛtṛ ผู้ทรงไว้) จงค้ำจุนเรา; ขอสันติสุขจงมีแก่เรา. ขอสันติสุขจงมีแก่เรา: ขอพลังผู้ส่องกว้าง จงดำรงอยู่ด้วยสวธา (svadhā) คือการกระทำอันชอบธรรมของตน. ขอโลกทั้งสองอันยิ่งใหญ่ (rodasī) จงเป็นมงคล; ขอศิลา/ฐานอันมั่นคง (adri) จงเป็นมงคลแก่เรา. ขอสันติสุขจงมีแก่เรา: ขอคำเชื้อเชิญอันดีของเราต่อเหล่าเทพ (suhavāni) จงสำเร็จผล.

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Word by Word

• शम्: auspiciously; well
• शम्: विशेषण-भावे (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शम् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक; ‘कल्याण/शिव’)

• नः: to us; our
• नः: सम्प्रदान (to us) / सम्बन्ध (our) (प्रसङ्गानुसारम्)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• धाता: the establisher; the creator (Dhātṛ)
• धाता: कर्तृ (of ‘अस्तु’)
• Type: Noun (agent) / Epithet
• Root: धा (धातु) → धातृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• शम्: auspiciously
• शम्: विशेषण-भावे
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शम् (अव्यय)

• उ: indeed; also
• उ: —
• Type: Particle
• Root: उ (निपात)

• धर्ता: the supporter; bearer
• धर्ता: कर्तृ (of ‘अस्तु’)
• Type: Noun (agent) / Epithet
• Root: धृ (धातु) → धर्तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: to us
• नः: सम्प्रदान (to us)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• अस्तु: may (he/it) be
• अस्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्

• शम्: auspiciously
• शम्: विशेषण-भावे
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शम् (अव्यय)

• नः: to us
• नः: सम्प्रदान (to us)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• उरूची: wide-shining; far-radiant
• उरूची: कर्तृ (of ‘भवतु’)
• Type: Adjective (f.)
• Root: उरु + अञ्च्/अच् (प्रातिपदिक: उरूची ‘far-shining/wide-radiant’)

• भवतु: may (she/it) become; be
• भवतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू

• स्वधाभिः: with svadhā-powers; with inherent might/offerings
• स्वधाभिः: करण (by/with svadhās)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधा

• शम्: auspiciously
• शम्: विशेषण-भावे
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शम् (अव्यय)

• रोदसी: the two worlds (Heaven and Earth)
• रोदसी: कर्तृ (of implied ‘स्तः/भवतः’)
• Type: Noun (dual)
• Root: रोदसी (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक; ‘द्यावापृथिवी’)

• बृहती: great; lofty
• बृहती: विशेषण (of ‘रोदसी’/or predicative)
• Type: Adjective (f.)
• Root: बृहत्

• शम्: auspiciously
• शम्: विशेषण-भावे
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शम् (अव्यय)

• नः: to us
• नः: सम्प्रदान (to us)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• अद्रिः: the stone; the pressing-stone; mountain
• अद्रिः: कर्तृ (of implied ‘अस्तु’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्रि

• शम्: auspiciously
• शम्: विशेषण-भावे
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शम् (अव्यय)

• नः: to us
• नः: सम्प्रदान (to us)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (of the gods)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव

• सुहवानि: good invocations; good calls (to the gods)
• सुहवानि: कर्तृ (of ‘सन्तु’)
• Type: Noun/Adjective (n. pl.)
• Root: सु + ह्वा (आह्वान) → सुहव (प्रातिपदिक)

• सन्तु: may they be
• सन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्