Rig Veda 10.36.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 36, Mantra 4

Sukta 10.36

Devata: Ādityas and Maruts; apotropaic action via Grāvan

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

ग्रावा वदन्नप रक्षांसि सेधतु दुष्ष्वप्न्यं निॠतिं विश्वमत्रिणम् । आदित्यं शर्म मरुतामशीमहि तद्देवानामवो अद्या वृणीमहे ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 10.36.4

Transliteration

grā́vā vádann ápa rákṣāṃsi sedhatu duṣṣvápnyaṃ níṛtiṃ víśvam atríṇam | ādityáṃ śárma marútām aśīmahi tád devānām ávo adyā́ vṛṇīmahe ||

Translation

Let the pressing-stone, sounding forth, drive away the hostile powers; let it repel evil dreaming, Nirṛti, and every devouring force. We would attain the Ādityas’ peace and the Maruts’ sheltering bliss. That protection of the gods we choose today.

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Word by Word

• ग्रावा: the pressing-stone (as agent)
• ग्रावा: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रावन् (प्रातिपदिक) < PIE *gʷerh₂-?; Vedic ‘pressing-stone’

• वदन्: sounding, speaking
• वदन्: कर्तृ (ग्रावा-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: √वद् (वदति) ‘to speak/sound’

• अप: away
• अप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• रक्षांसि: the demons/evil powers
• रक्षांसि: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘demon, harmful being’

• सेधतु: let (him/it) repel
• सेधतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सिध्/√सेध् (सेधति) ‘to ward off, repel, prevent’

• दुष्ष्वप्न्यम्: the evil dream (nightmare)
• दुष्ष्वप्न्यम्: कर्म (सेधतु-सम्बद्ध)
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: दुः-स्वप्न्य (प्रातिपदिक) ‘bad-dreaming; nightmare’

• निः: down/away
• निः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निः (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• ऋतिम्: harm, assault
• ऋतिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋति (प्रातिपदिक) ‘harm, attack, injury’

• विश्वम्: all, every
• विश्वम्: कर्म (विशेषण-रूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) ‘all, entire’

• अत्रिणम्: the devourer/hostile one
• अत्रिणम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘devourer; hostile/demonic being’

• आदित्यम्: Āditya
• आदित्यम्: कर्म (आशीमहि-सम्बद्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) ‘Āditya (solar deity-class)’

• शर्म: shelter, protection
• शर्म: कर्म (आशीमहि-सम्बद्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘shelter, protection, comfort’

• मरुताम्: of the Maruts
• मरुताम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘Maruts’

• अशीमहि: may we attain
• अशीमहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अश् (अश्नुते/अश्नोति) ‘to attain, obtain’

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (वृणीमहे-सम्बद्ध)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

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

• अवः: help, protection
• अवः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘help, favor, protection’

• अद्य: today, now
• अद्य: अधिकरण (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)

• वृणीमहे: we choose/seek
• वृणीमहे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृ (वृणोति/वृणुते) ‘to choose, select, seek’