Rig Veda 7.21.8: Mandala 7, Sukta 21, Mantra 8

Sukta 7.21

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha Maitrāvaruṇi)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

कीरिश्चिद्धि त्वामवसे जुहावेशानमिन्द्र सौभगस्य भूरेः । अवो बभूथ शतमूते अस्मे अभिक्षत्तुस्त्वावतो वरूता ॥

Transliteration

kī́riś cid dhi tvām ávase juhā́veśā́nam indra sáubhagasya bhū́reḥ | ávo babhūtha śatamūte asmē abhikṣattús tvā́vato varūtā́ ||

Translation

For even the singer indeed calls thee for help, O Indra, the Master, for abundant felicity. Thou hast become our aid, O hundred-helped; a protecting guard to him who presses forward under thy power.

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Word by Word

• की॒रिः: the singer/poet (priest)
• की॒रिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीरि- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्तुतिकार/गायक’)

• चित्: even/indeed
• चित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (अव्यय; emphatic particle)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय; causal/emphatic particle)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अवसे: for help/protection
• अवसे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवस्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सहायता/रक्षा’)

• जु॒हाव: has invoked/called
• जु॒हाव: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)

• ईशानम्: the lord/master
• ईशानम्: Karma (apposition to त्वाम्)
• Type: Noun (used as epithet) / Adjective
• Root: ईशान- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्वामी/अधिपति’)

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (proper) / Vocative
• Root: इन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)

• सौभ॑गस्य: of good fortune/prosperity
• सौभ॑गस्य: — (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभग्य/सौभग- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सौभाग्य/समृद्धि’)

• भूरेः: of abundance; of the plentiful
• भूरेः: — (genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective (substantivized) / Noun-like
• Root: भूरि- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘बहु/प्रचुर’)

• अवः: help; protection
• अवः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवस्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सहायता/रक्षा’)

• बभूथ: you have become/been
• बभूथ: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)

• शतमूते: O hundred-gifted (bounteous one)
• शतमूते: Sambodhana
• Type: Adjective (epithet) / Vocative
• Root: शतमूत- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘शत-दान/शत-उपहार-युक्त’)

• अस्मे: among us; in our case
• अस्मे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अभिक्षत्तुः: the overseer/protector; the ruling guardian
• अभिक्षत्तुः: Kartā (apposition/epithet of Indra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभि-क्षत्तृ- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अभिक्षत्ता/अधिरक्षक/अधिपति’)

• त्वावतः: of one like you; of you (as possessor)
• त्वावतः: — (genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective (substantivized) / Genitive
• Root: त्वावत्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘त्वद्-युक्त/त्वत्सदृश/त्वदाश्रित’)

• वरूता: a shelter; protection; defense
• वरूता: Kartā (predicate-noun with implied ‘is’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरूत- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘आवरण/रक्षा/आश्रय’)