Rig Veda 7.59.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 59, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.59
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ (collective gods invoked in 7.59)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
युष्माकं देवा अवसाहनि प्रिय ईजानस्तरति द्विषः । प्र स क्षयं तिरते वि महीरिषो यो वो वराय दाशति ॥
Transliteration
yuṣmā́kaṃ devā́ avásā́hani priyá ījānáḥ tarati dvíṣaḥ | prá sá kṣáyaṃ tirate ví mahī́r íṣo yó vo várāya dā́śati ||
Translation
凭借你们的护佑，诸神啊，那为你们所爱、奉献祭献的祭主，越过敌对之力而得胜。他赢得安居之所，并广布那伟大的力之冲动——那为你们所拣选、所欢喜而奉献者。
Word by Word
युष्माकम्of you (pl.)
युष्माकम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःO gods / the gods
देवाः:
सम्बोधन/कर्तृ (addressed agents)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अवसाहनिin (your) helping/warding-off (i.e., in protection)
अवसाहनि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअवसा-हन् (अवस् ‘help’ + √हन् ‘to strike/ward off’; RV compound)
प्रियःdear, beloved
प्रियः:
कर्तृ (as predicate of the subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
ईजानःhaving worshipped / worshipping
ईजानः:
कर्तृ (agent, with prior action)
TypeParticiple
Root√यज् (ईजान-; क्त्वा/क्त-सम्बद्धः, परस्मैपद-भावकृदन्त)
तरतिcrosses over, overcomes
तरति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√तॄ (तरति)
द्विषःthe haters, enemies
द्विषः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootद्विष् (प्रातिपदिक/शत्रु-वाचक ‘hater’)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
क्षयम्dwelling, abode
क्षयम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
तिरतेpasses through/over, reaches across
तिरते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√तॄ (तिरते)
विapart, widely, asunder
वि:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
महीःgreat (f.)
महीः:
कर्म (with implied noun, e.g., ‘forces/streams’)
TypeAdjective
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिक)
इषःrefreshments, strengths, nourishments
इषः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘refreshment, strength, nourishment’)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (relative)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वःfor you / of you
वः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (contextual)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (enclitic pronoun)
वरायfor choice boon / for the wished gift
वराय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootवर (प्रातिपदिक)
दाशतिgives, offers (as a gift/oblation)
दाशति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दाश् (दाशति)
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