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Rig Veda 5.57.7: Mandala 5, Sukta 57, Mantra 7

Sukta 5.57

Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)

गोमदश्वावद्रथवत्सुवीरं चन्द्रवद्राधो मरुतो ददा नः । प्रशस्तिं नः कृणुत रुद्रियासो भक्षीय वोऽवसो दैव्यस्य ॥

gómad áśvāvadráthavat suvī́raṃ candrávad rā́dho maruto dadā naḥ | práśastiṃ naḥ kṛṇuta rudriyāso bhakṣī́ya vo ’vásō daívyasya ||

Give us, O Maruts, a boon rich in light-cows, rich in swift energies, rich in ordered movements, rich in heroic sons—shining like the moon. Make for us a praiseworthy path, O Rudra-born ones, that we may partake of your divine protection.

गोमत्rich in cows
गोमत्:
Karma (राधस्/सुवीरम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootगो- (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वावत्rich in horses
अश्वावत्:
Karma (राधस्/सुवीरम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्व- (प्रातिपदिक)
रथवत्having chariots
रथवत्:
Karma (राधस्/सुवीरम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootरथ- (प्रातिपदिक)
सुवीरम्abounding in good heroes/sons
सुवीरम्:
Karma (ददाति इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
चन्द्रवत्shining like the moon
चन्द्रवत्:
Karma (राधस् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootचन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
राधःbounty, gift
राधः:
Karma (ददाति इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootराधस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
मरुतःO Maruts
मरुतः:
सम्बोधन (आह्वान)
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत्- (प्रातिपदिक)
ददgive!
दद:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna (अस्मभ्यं)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
प्रशस्तिम्praise, renown
प्रशस्तिम्:
Karma (कृणुत इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-शस्ति- (√शंस् ‘to praise’ से भाव/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us
नः:
Sampradāna (अस्मभ्यं)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
कृणुतmake, grant
कृणुत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (करणे)
रुद्रियासःRudra-like ones (the Maruts)
रुद्रियासः:
Kartā (कृणुत इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootरुद्रिय- (रुद्र-सम्बन्धि; प्रातिपदिक)
भक्षीयmay I partake/enjoy
भक्षीय:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभक्ष् (भक्षणे)
वःof you
वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
अवसःhelp, protection
अवसः:
Apādāna/Hetu (सहायस्य/रक्षणस्य ‘by means of/through’ भावः)
TypeNoun
Rootअवस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
दैव्यस्यdivine
दैव्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootदैव्य- (देव-सम्बन्धि; प्रातिपदिक)

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