Rig Veda 7.21.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 21, Mantra 5
Sukta 7.21
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
न यातव इन्द्र जूजुवुर्नो न वन्दना शविष्ठ वेद्याभिः । स शर्धदर्यो विषुणस्य जन्तोर्मा शिश्नदेवा अपि गुॠतं नः ॥
Transliteration
ná yātáva indra jūjuvur no ná vándanā śaviṣṭha vedyā́bhiḥ | sá śardhad aryó víṣuṇasya jántor mā́ śiśnádevā́ ápi guḥ ṛtáṃ naḥ ||
Translation
愿无游荡之徒压倒我们，因陀罗啊；愿无空虚的谄媚，凭其祭仪之“知”，欺凌我们，最强者啊。愿那高贵者击碎乖僻之生灵的冲击；愿那伪神崇拜者不遮蔽我们的ṛta（宇宙正法/真序）。
Word by Word
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
यातवःsorcerers, demons (yātus)
यातवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयातु (प्रातिपदिक) / यातु-
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sampradāna (addressed)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
जूजुवुःhave overcome / have prevailed
जूजुवुः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootजु (धातु) / जूजु (intensive stem)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary/possessor)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
नnor / not
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
वन्दनाpraise, adoration
वन्दना:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवन्दन (प्रातिपदिक) < √वन्द्
शविष्ठO most mighty
शविष्ठ:
Sampradāna (addressed)
TypeAdjective
Rootशविष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) < शवीयस्/शवस्
वेद्याभिःby/with (our) worthy/acceptable (acts/offerings)
वेद्याभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक) < √विद् (to know) → ‘to be known/fit to be found/attained’
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
शर्धत्let him repel / may he drive off
शर्धत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootशर्ध् (धातु) / शर्ध (to drive off, repel, overpower)
अर्यःthe noble one (Arya)
अर्यः:
Kartā (apposition to सः)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
विषुणस्यof the hostile/poisonous one (Vedic epithet)
विषुणस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootविषुण (प्रातिपदिक)
जन्तोःof the creature/person
जन्तोः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootजन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
शिश्नदेवाःphallus-worshippers / obscene ‘deities’ (a hostile group)
शिश्नदेवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootशिश्नदेव (प्रातिपदिक) = शिश्न + देव
अपिeven, also
अपि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
गुहृतम्the hidden (treasure/wealth)
गुहृतम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple (past passive) used as adjective/noun
Rootगुहृत (प्रातिपदिक) < √गुह् (to hide) + क्त
नःour / of us
नः:
Sampradāna (possessor)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
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