Rig Veda 10.63.11: Mandala 10, Sukta 63, Mantra 11

Sukta 10.63

Rishi: Likely a later mandala 10 family hymn; specific rishi attribution varies by Anukramaṇī for RV 10.63

Devata: Viśve Devāḥ

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs metrical verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

विश्वे यजत्रा अधि वोचतोतये त्रायध्वं नो दुरेवाया अभिह्रुतः । सत्यया वो देवहूत्या हुवेम शृण्वतो देवा अवसे स्वस्तये ॥

Transliteration

víśve yajatrā́ ádhi vocatótaye trā́yadhvaṃ no durévāyā abhíhrutaḥ | satyáyā vo deváhūtyā huvema śṛṇvató devā́ ávase svastáye ||

Translation

O all you adorable gods, speak forth for our help; protect us from ill-going and from being struck down. With a true call of the gods we invoke you—hear, O gods, for our aid, for our well-being.

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Word by Word

• विश्वे: all (you all)
• विश्वे: सम्बोधन (addressed deities)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) सर्व

• यजत्राः: worthy of worship
• यजत्राः: सम्बोधन
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यजत्र (प्रातिपदिक) < यज्

• अधि: upon; over; in addition
• अधि: (with following verb) upasarga
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb/preposition)
• Root: अधि

• वः: of you; your
• वः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• चोदतः: impel; urge
• चोदतः: कर्तृ (you as agents)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चुद् (चोदयति)

• ऊतये: for help; for aid
• ऊतये: सम्प्रदान (purpose/benefit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊति (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्रायध्वम्: protect (yourselves/ us)
• त्रायध्वम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रा (त्रायते)

• नः: us
• नः: कर्म (object of protection)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• दुरेवायाः: of ill-will; of evil disposition
• दुरेवायाः: अपादान/हेतु (from/against evil intent)
• Type: Noun (abstract/quality)
• Root: दुरेव (प्रातिपदिक) < दुर् + एव

• अभिह्रुतः: assailed; attacked
• अभिह्रुतः: कर्म-विशेषण (qualifier of the patient)
• Type: Participle (adjectival)
• Root: अभि-ह्रु (ह्रु/ह्रव् ‘to injure, assail’) → क्त (past passive participle)

• सत्यया: with true
• सत्यया: करण (means/instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• वः: of you; your
• वः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• देवहूत्या: with the divine invocation/call
• देवहूत्या: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवहूति (प्रातिपदिक) < देव + हूति

• हुवेम: may we invoke; let us call
• हुवेम: कर्तृ (we as agents)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हू (जुहोति/ह्वयति) — Vedic injunctive/precative-like form

• शृण्वतः: of the listening (ones)
• शृण्वतः: सम्बन्ध (those who listen)
• Type: Participle
• Root: श्रु (शृणोति) — present participle

• देवाः: O gods
• देवाः: सम्बोधन/कर्तृ (addressed gods)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• अवसे: for assistance
• अवसे: सम्प्रदान (for aid)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘help, protection’

• स्वस्तये: for welfare; for well-being
• स्वस्तये: सम्प्रदान (for well-being)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)