Rig Veda 7.36.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 36, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.36
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha Maitrāvaruṇi) (traditional attribution for Maṇḍala 7)
Devata: Mitrāvaruṇā (dual)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 7.36; needs metrical verification syllable-counting)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इमां वां मित्रावरुणा सुवृक्तिमिषं न कृण्वे असुरा नवीयः । इनो वामन्यः पदवीरदब्धो जनं च मित्रो यतति ब्रुवाणः ॥
Transliteration
imā́ṃ vāṃ mitrā́varuṇā su-vṛktím iṣáṃ ná kṛṇve asurā́ navī́yaḥ | inó vā́m anyáḥ padavī́r ádabdho jánaṃ ca mitró yatati bruvāṇáḥ ||
Translation
密特罗与伐楼那啊，我为你们织就此善构之颂，如滋养之饮般的振奋之力——新鲜而相称，阿修罗（主宰）啊。你们之中一位是不受欺的开道者，安立行迹；而密特罗亦以言语之力，调御并和谐众民。
Word by Word
इमाम्this (hymn/prayer), her
इमाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्to/for you two
वाम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रावरुणाO Mitra and Varuṇa
मित्रावरुणा:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र + वरुण (प्रातिपदिक; द्वन्द्व-समास)
सुवृक्तिम्well-turned hymn / well-composed praise
सुवृक्तिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसु-वृक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
इषम्refreshment, nourishment
इषम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
कृण्वेI make, I fashion
कृण्वे:
कर्तृ (अहं)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
असुराःthe Asuras (lords)
असुराः:
कर्तृ (उपमान-कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
नवीयःnewer, fresher
नवीयः:
कर्म (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनव (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक/यङ्-प्रत्यय: नवीयस)
इनोthe strong one, the mighty
इनो:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन (प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्of you two
वाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अन्यःthe other
अन्यः:
कर्तृ (इनो इत्यस्य सह-सम्बन्धः/विशेषणम्)
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
पदवीःthe path-finder / guide (lit. path)
पदवीः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपदवी (प्रातिपदिक)
अदब्धःunharmed, unbeguiled, unerring
अदब्धः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-दब्ध (प्रातिपदिक; √दभ् ‘to harm/deceive’)
जनम्the people, the clan
जनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
मित्रःMitra
मित्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
यततिstretches out, sets in motion, strives
यतति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootयत् (धातु)
ब्रुवाणःspeaking, proclaiming
ब्रुवाणः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeParticiple
Root√ब्रू (धातु) → ब्रुवाण (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
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