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Rig Veda 7.35.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 35, Mantra 4

Sukta 7.35

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (probable)
Devata: Agni; Mitra-Varuṇa; Aśvins; Vāta (Wind)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)

शं नो अग्निर्ज्योतिरनीको अस्तु शं नो मित्रावरुणावश्विना शम् । शं नः सुकृतां सुकृतानि सन्तु शं न इषिरो अभि वातु वातः ॥

śáṃ no agnír jyótir-anīko astu śáṃ no mitrā́varuṇāv aśvínā śám | śáṃ naḥ su-kṛtā́ṃ su-kṛtā́ni santu śáṃ na iṣiró abhí vātu vā́taḥ ||

Peace for us: may Agni be a face of light; peace for us: may Mitra and Varuṇa, may the Aśvins bring harmony. Peace for us: may our right doings and the forces of right action be present. Peace for us: may the swift, impelling Wind breathe upon us with its clear movement.

शम्auspiciously; for welfare
शम्:
विशेषण-भावे (वाक्य-उपपद; फल/आशीर्वादार्थ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक) / √शम् (शमुँ) ‘शमने’ (निघण्टु-भाव)
नःof us; our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive possessor)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योतिःlight
ज्योतिः:
कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण/विधेय (predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अनीकःwith radiant face/front; radiant
अनीकः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअनीक (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तुmay (he/it) be
अस्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (असँ) ‘भुवि’
शम्for welfare
शम्:
फल/आशीर्वादार्थ
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय)
नःof us
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
मित्रावरुणौMitra and Varuṇa
मित्रावरुणौ:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (dual deity-compound)
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्विनाthe Aśvins
अश्विना:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
शम्for welfare
शम्:
फल/आशीर्वादार्थ
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय)
शम्for welfare
शम्:
फल/आशीर्वादार्थ
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय)
नःof us
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
सुकृताम्of the well-doers / of good deeds
सुकृताम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootसु-कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; PPP of √कृ ‘to do’ with सु-)
सुकृतानिgood deeds
सुकृतानि:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसु-कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
सन्तुmay they be
सन्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (असँ) ‘भुवि’
शम्for welfare
शम्:
फल/आशीर्वादार्थ
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय)
नःof us
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
इषिरःvigorous; swift; refreshing
इषिरः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootइषिर (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards; upon
अभि:
क्रियाविशेषण (directional)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वातुmay (it) blow
वातु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वा (वा॒) ‘गन्धने/प्रेरणे; to blow’
वातःwind
वातः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवात (प्रातिपदिक)

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