Rig Veda 7.38.7: Mandala 7, Sukta 38, Mantra 7

Sukta 7.38

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Collective divine powers (likely Viśve Devāḥ / vājinaḥ as divine helpers)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

शं नो भवन्तु वाजिनो हवेषु देवताता मितद्रवः स्वर्काः । जम्भयन्तोऽहिं वृकं रक्षांसि सनेम्यस्मद्युयवन्नमीवाः ॥

Transliteration

śáṃ no bhavantu vājíno háveṣu deva-tātā mitá-dravaḥ svarkā́ḥ | jambháyanto ’híṃ vṛ́kaṃ rákṣāṃsi sá-nemi asmad yuyavann ámīvāḥ ||

Translation

ขอเหล่าผู้ทรงพลังจงเป็นสิริมงคลแก่เราในคำวิงวอนทั้งหลาย—ผู้ได้รับการหล่อเลี้ยงโดยเทพ ผู้บุกเร้าอย่างพอเหมาะ ผู้แบกแสงอันสว่างดุจสุริยะ. จงบดขยี้อหิ (Ahi) พลังงูร้าย และผู้เขมือบดุจหมาป่า พร้อมทั้งอำนาจอันเป็นปฏิปักษ์; ด้วยขอบล้อเดียวแห่งความเป็นหนึ่ง ขอพวกท่านจงขับไล่ความทุกข์โรคให้ไกลจากเรา.

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Word by Word

• शम्: auspiciously; for welfare
• शम्: विशेषण-भाव (मङ्गलार्थे)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शम् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक ‘शम्’ = कल्याणम्)

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

• भवन्तु: may they be; let them become
• भवन्तु: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू

• वाजिनः: the prize-winning/strong ones; racers (epithet of gods/Maruts)
• वाजिनः: कर्तृ (भवन्तु इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• हवेषु: in the calls/invocations
• हवेषु: अधिकरण (in the invocations/calls)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव (प्रातिपदिक ‘हव’/‘हवस्’ = आह्वान/हविः-सम्बद्धम्)

• देवताता: divine power/quality; godhead (as accompanying their aid)
• देवताता: कर्तृ-विशेषण/भाववाचक-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun (abstract) / Adjective
• Root: देवताता (प्रातिपदिक; देवता-ताता = देवत्व/देवसम्बन्धः)

• मितद्रवः: of measured/steady speed; controlled-rushing
• मितद्रवः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (वाजिनः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मित-द्रव (कर्मधारय; मित = मित/नियत, द्रव = दौड/वेग)

• स्वर्काः: heaven-bright; radiant
• स्वर्काः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (वाजिनः)
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: स्वर्क (प्रातिपदिक; स्वः-र्क = स्वर्गीय-प्रकाश/दीप्ति)

• जम्भयन्तः: crushing; smiting
• जम्भयन्तः: कर्तृ (वाजिनः) सह क्रियाविशेषण-भावे
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: जम्भय् (धातु; caus. of जभ्/जम्भ् ‘to crush’)

• अहिम्: the serpent (Ahi)
• अहिम्: कर्म (जम्भयन्तः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहि (प्रातिपदिक)

• वृकम्: the wolf (metaphor for a devourer/foe)
• वृकम्: कर्म (जम्भयन्तः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक (प्रातिपदिक)

• रक्षांसि: the demons/evil spirits; harmful beings
• रक्षांसि: कर्म (जम्भयन्तः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सनेमि: well-wheeled; having rims (of chariots)
• सनेमि: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-नेमि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘with felly/rim’, i.e., well-wheeled)

• अस्मत्: from us
• अस्मत्: अपादान (from us)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• युयवन्: may they drive away; keep off
• युयवन्: क्रिया (वाजिनः कर्तारः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यु (धातु ‘to separate/keep away’)

• अमीवाः: diseases; afflictions
• अमीवाः: कर्म (युयवन्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमीवा (प्रातिपदिक)