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Rig Veda 4.36.7: Mandala 4, Sukta 36, Mantra 7

Sukta 4.36

Rishi: Rbhus cycle poet
Devata: Vāja and Rbhus
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)

श्रेष्ठं वः पेशो अधि धायि दर्शतं स्तोमो वाजा ऋभवस्तं जुजुष्टन । धीरासो हि ष्ठा कवयो विपश्चितस्तान्व एना ब्रह्मणा वेदयामसि ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.36.7

śréṣṭhaṃ vaḥ péśo ádhi dhāyi darśatáṃ stómō vājā ṛbhavas táṃ jujuṣṭana | dhī́rāso hí sthā́ kaváyo vipaścítas tā́n va enā́ bráhmaṇā vedayāmasi ||

لقد وُضِعَت هنا أبهى صورتِكم جمالًا، ظاهرةً للعيان: هذا النشيدُ، يا ڤاجا (Vāja) ويا رِبهو (Ṛbhu)—فاقبلوه وتلذّذوا به. فأنتم حقًّا الحكماءُ الثابتون، كَڤي (kavi) ذوو بصيرةٍ مضيئة؛ وبهذا البْرَهْمَن (brahman) ــ القولِ المقدّس ــ نُحْضِرُكم إلى وعينا.

श्रेष्ठम्the best (thing)
श्रेष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; √श्रि/श्रय् ‘to excel, be eminent’ > श्रेष्ठ ‘best’)
वःof you; your
वः:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पेशःform; workmanship; skill
पेशः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपेशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon; over
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
धायिwas set/placed
धायि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√धा (दधाति)
दर्शतम्splendid; worthy to be seen
दर्शतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदर्शत (प्रातिपदिक; √दृश् ‘to see’ > ‘visible, splendid’)
स्तोमःa hymn of praise
स्तोमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु ‘to praise’)
वाजाःO Vāja(s)! (O prize/strength-giver)
वाजाः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋभवःthe Ṛbhus (divine artisans)
ऋभवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootऋभु (प्रातिपदिक)
तम्that (hymn/that one)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जुजुष्टनlet them accept; may they be pleased with
जुजुष्टन:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√जुष् (जोषति/जुषते ‘to enjoy, accept, be pleased with’)
धीरासःthe steadfast/wise ones
धीरासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootधीर (प्रातिपदिक)
हिfor; indeed
हि:
Nipāta
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
ष्ठाindeed; surely (emphatic)
ष्ठा:
Nipāta
TypeIndeclinable
Rootष्ठा (Vedic particle/emphatic; often with हि)
कवयःpoets; seers
कवयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
विपश्चितःthe discerning; the wise
विपश्चितः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootविपश्चित् (प्रातिपदिक; vi-√पश्/पश् ‘to see’ > ‘clear-sighted’)
तान्those (ones)
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वःyou (pl.)
वः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एनाby this; with this
एना:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun/Determiner
Rootएना (इदम्-सम्बद्ध/एतद्-सम्बद्ध निर्देश; instrumental demonstrative)
ब्रह्मणाby sacred formulation; by prayer
ब्रह्मणा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
वेदयामसिwe make known; we proclaim
वेदयामसि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (वेदयति ‘to make known, announce’)

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