Rig Veda 2.34.7: Mandala 2, Sukta 34, Mantra 7

Sukta 2.34

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional)

Devata: Maruts

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

तं नो दात मरुतो वाजिनं रथ आपानं ब्रह्म चितयद्दिवेदिवे । इषं स्तोतृभ्यो वृजनेषु कारवे सनिं मेधामरिष्टं दुष्टरं सहः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 2.34.7

Transliteration

táṃ no dāta maruto vā́jinaṃ rátha āpā́naṃ bráhma citáyad divé-dive | íṣaṃ stotṛ́bhyo vṛjáneṣu kāráve saníṃ medhā́m áriṣṭaṃ dúṣṭaraṃ sáhaḥ ||

Translation

Give us that, O Maruts: a force-bearing chariot, a sustaining draught, and the inspired word that awakens day by day. Give to the singers in the struggle the impulsion, the winning, the intelligence unhurt, and the strength hard to overcome.

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Word by Word

• तम्: him/that (one)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: of us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• दात: let (him) give
• दात: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)

• मरुतः: the Maruts
• मरुतः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वाजिनम्: prize-winning, swift, bringing booty
• वाजिनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• आपानम्: draught/drink; refreshing drink (soma-like)
• आपानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-पान (प्रातिपदिक; आ + √पा ‘पाने’ से)

• ब्रह्म: sacred formulation, hymn/prayer
• ब्रह्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• चितयत्: he/it makes (one) notice; prompts; sets in motion
• चितयत्: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चित्/चेत् (चेतने) / √चित् (बोधने) (वैदिक caus./denom.)

• दिवे-दिवे: day by day
• दिवे-दिवे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun (reduplicated phrase)
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिवस् ‘day’)

• इषम्: refreshment, nourishment, strength
• इषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्/इषा (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्तोतृभ्यः: to the praisers
• स्तोतृभ्यः: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोतृ (प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु ‘स्तुतौ’)

• वृजनेषु: in the contests/battles
• वृजनेषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृजन (प्रातिपदिक)

• कारवे: to the singer/poet
• कारवे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारु (प्रातिपदिक)

• सनिम्: gain, winning, acquisition
• सनिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनि (प्रातिपदिक; √सन्/सन् ‘लाभे/प्राप्तौ’)

• मेधाम्: wisdom, intelligence, inspired skill
• मेधाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधा (प्रातिपदिक)

• अरिष्टम्: unharmed, uninjured, safe
• अरिष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)

• दुष्टरम्: harder to overcome; difficult to cross
• दुष्टरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष् + तर (प्रातिपदिक; √तॄ ‘तरणे’ से तुलनात्मक)

• सहः: might, power, victorious force
• सहः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस् (प्रातिपदिक)