Rig Veda 7.65.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 65, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.65
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Mitra–Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ता हि देवानामसुरा तावर्या ता नः क्षितीः करतमूर्जयन्तीः । अश्याम मित्रावरुणा वयं वां द्यावा च यत्र पीपयन्नहा च ॥
Transliteration
tā́ hí devā́nām ásurā tá̄v aryā́ tā́ naḥ kṣitī́ḥ karatam ūrjáyantīḥ | aśyā́ma mitrāvaruṇā vayáṃ vāṃ dyā́vā ca yátra pī́payan áhā ca ||
Translation
你们二位确是诸神中的主权者（阿修罗），你们二位是高贵者；请为我们营造那增长精力（乌尔贾）的居处。愿我们得达你们，噢密特拉与伐楼那——在那天界与诸日滋养、使之增盛之处。
Word by Word
ताःthose (two/these), they
ताः:
Kartā (with करतम्) / Karma (contextual)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिfor, indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
असुराःlords, mighty ones (Asuras)
असुराः:
Kartā (predicative to ताः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
तौthose two (Mitra and Varuṇa)
तौ:
Kartā (with करतम्)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अर्याnoble, Aryan
अर्या:
Kartā (apposition to तौ)
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
ताःthose (things)
ताः:
Karma (of करतम्)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us / our
नः:
Sampradāna (dative sense: for us)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
क्षि-तीःdwellings, abodes; settlements
क्षि-तीः:
Karma (of करतम्)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षिति (प्रातिपदिक)
करतम्you two should make
करतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
ऊर्जयन्तीःstrengthening, invigorating
ऊर्जयन्तीः:
Karma-विशेषण (qualifier of क्षितीः)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootऊर्जय् (नामधातु/धातु: ऊर्ज् ‘strength’ → caus./denom. ‘to strengthen, invigorate’)
अश्यामmay we attain
अश्याम:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअश् (धातु) / (Vedic: aorist-injunctive/optative sense ‘to reach, attain’)
मित्रावरुणाO Mitra and Varuṇa
मित्रावरुणा:
Sambodhana (address)
TypeNoun (dual compound)
Rootमित्र + वरुण (प्रातिपदिक-द्वन्द्व)
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā (of अश्याम)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्you two / of you two
वाम्:
Karma (object: you two) / Sambandha (your)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
द्यावाःHeaven and Earth (the two skies)
द्यावाः:
Kartā (with implied verb ‘to give/aid’; coordinated)
TypeNoun
Rootद्याव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
Adhikaraṇa (locative sense: where)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
पीपयन्nourishing, making abound
पीपयन्:
Kartā (of implied action ‘nourishing’)
TypeParticiple
Rootपि/प्याय् (धातु; reduplicated intensive/causative sense ‘to make swell, make abound, nourish’)
अहाthe days (day-times)
अहा:
Karma (of पीपयन्) / coordinated object
TypeNoun
Rootअहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
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