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Rig Veda 1.128.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 128, Mantra 7

Sukta 1.128

Rishi: Kutsa Āṅgirasa (traditional for the section; RV 1.128 also Agni hymn in the same family transmission)
Devata: Agni (with reference to Varuṇa)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

स मानुषे वृजने शंतमो हितोऽग्निर्यज्ञेषु जेन्यो न विश्पतिः प्रियो यज्ञेषु विश्पतिः । स हव्या मानुषाणामिळा कृतानि पत्यते । स नस्त्रासते वरुणस्य धूर्तेर्महो देवस्य धूर्तेः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.128.7
Transliteration

sá mā́nuṣe vṛjáne śáṃtamo hitó’gnír yajñéṣu jényo ná víśpátiḥ priyó yajñéṣu víśpátiḥ | sá havyā́ mā́nuṣāṇām iḷā́ kṛtā́ni patyate | sá nas trāsate váruṇasya dhūrtér mahó devásya dhūrtéḥ ||

Translation

إنه، الأشدُّ إسباغًا للسلام، قد وُضِعَ في جماعة البشر؛ أغني في اليَجْنَة يُنال كسيِّدِ القومِ (viśpati) المحبوب. وهو يتولّى سيادةَ قرابينِ البشر (havya) والأعمالِ المُحكَمةِ المُقدَّسة. وهو يحمينا من مكرِ فارونا ومن قيدِه، ومن قهرِ الإلهِ العظيمِ ذي السطوة.

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सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मानुषेamong/within the human (folk)
मानुषे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootमानुष (प्रातिपदिक) < मनु
वृजनेin the settlement/host, in the community
वृजने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवृजन (प्रातिपदिक)
शंतमःmost beneficent
शंतमः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootशंतम (प्रातिपदिक; शम् + तमप्) < शम्
हितःplaced, established
हितः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootहित (कृदन्त; √धा ‘to place’ → धित/हित)
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञेषुin the sacrifices
यज्ञेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) < √यज्
जेन्यःvictorious, worthy
जेन्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootजेन्य (प्रातिपदिक; from √जि ‘to conquer’ / ‘worthy, victorious’)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
विश्पतिःlord of the clan/settlement
विश्पतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविश्पति (प्रातिपदिक; विश् + पति)
प्रियःdear
प्रियः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञेषुin the sacrifices
यज्ञेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) < √यज्
विश्पतिःclan-lord
विश्पतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविश्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हव्याoblations
हव्या:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘oblation-worthy/oblation’) < √हु
मानुषाणाम्of men, of humans
मानुषाणाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमानुष (प्रातिपदिक) < मनु
इळाIdā (ritual portion/food-offering)
इळा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootइळा/इडा (प्रातिपदिक; ritual ‘Idā’)
कृतानिmade, prepared
कृतानि:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootकृत (कृदन्त; √कृ ‘to do, make’)
पत्यतेrules over, is lord of
पत्यते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पत्/√पत्-य (denom./middle; ‘to be lord of, to rule over’)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us / us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
त्रासतेprotects, delivers
त्रासते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√त्रस् (to fear; in causative/denom sense ‘to protect, save from fear’)
वरुणस्यof Varuṇa
वरुणस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
धूर्तेःfrom the guile/hostility
धूर्तेः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootधूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘deceit/guile, harm’; RV usage)
महोof the great
महो:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
धूर्तेःfrom the guile/hostility
धूर्तेः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootधूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
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