Rig Veda 1.38.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 38, Mantra 7

Sukta 1.38

Rishi: Ghoṣā Kāksīvatī (traditional)

Devata: Maruts/Rudriyas

Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī (likely mixed; confirmation needed)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

सत्यं त्वेषा अमवन्तो धन्वञ्चिदा रुद्रियासः । मिहं कृण्वन्त्यवाताम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.38.7

Transliteration

satyáṃ tvéṣā́ amávanto dhánvaṃ cid ā́ rudríyāsaḥ | míhaṃ kṛṇvanty avātā́m ||

Translation

سچ ہے، چمکتی ہوئی، طاقت سے بھری رودریا، خشک ویران پر بھی، بادل اور بارش بناتے ہیں۔ وہ ڈھانپنے والے پانی لاتے ہیں جو وجود میں نئی پوری تیاری کرتے ہیں۔

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Word by Word

• सत्यम्: true; truly
• सत्यम्: Karma (as predicate/accusative of result; ‘truly/true’ qualifying the statement)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively/adverbially)
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक; < सत् ‘being’ + -य)

• त्वेषाः: the impetuous/fiery ones
• त्वेषाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (substantive)
• Root: त्वेष (प्रातिपदिक)

• अमवन्तः: strong; mighty
• अमवन्तः: Kartā (apposition to त्वेषाः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमवत् (प्रातिपदिक; अम ‘strength’ + -वत्)

• धन्वञ्चित्: even (through/over) the bow (i.e., even with the bow; even at a distance)
• धन्वञ्चित्: Karma
• Type: Noun + Indeclinable
• Root: धन्वन् (प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय)

• रुद्रियासः: the Rudriyas (Rudra’s men/Maruts)
• रुद्रियासः: Kartā (subject group)
• Type: Adjective (substantive; patronymic/affiliation)
• Root: रुद्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘of Rudra/pertaining to Rudra’)

• मिहम्: mist; rain
• मिहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिह्/मिह (प्रातिपदिक; ‘mist, rain’)

• कृण्वन्ति: they make; they produce
• कृण्वन्ति: (Verb of action; governs कर्म ‘मिहम्’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)

• अवाताम्: windless; without wind
• अवाताम्: Karma (object-complement qualifying मिहम्)
• Type: Adjective (predicative)
• Root: अवात (प्रातिपदिक; a-vāta ‘windless’ / ‘without wind’)