Rig Veda 7.1.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 1, Mantra 5
Sukta 7.1
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; verify in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दा नो अग्ने धिया रयिं सुवीरं स्वपत्यं सहस्य प्रशस्तम् । न यं यावा तरति यातुमावान् ॥
Transliteration
dā no agne dhiyā́ rayíṃ su-vī́raṃ sva-patyáṃ sahasya praśastám | ná yaṃ yā́vā tárati yātu-mā́vān ||
Translation
هبْ لنا، يا أغني، بـ dhī (الفكر المستيقظ)، rayi—مفعمة بقوة الأبطال—سيادةً حسنةً وغنىً محمودًا؛ ذلك الذي لا يقدر أيُّ محرّكٍ سحريٍّ على تجاوزه أو عبوره.
Word by Word
दाgive
दा:
(predicate verb)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (√दा ‘देने’)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna (recipient; ‘to us/for us’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
(addressed deity)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि
धियाby/with (our) thought, prayer
धिया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधी
रयिम्wealth
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि
सुवीरम्rich in good heroes / having brave sons
सुवीरम्:
Karma (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-वीर (प्रातिपदिक: सुवीर)
स्वपत्यम्good lordship; good mastery/householdership
स्वपत्यम्:
Karma (qualifier)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootस्व-पत्य (प्रातिपदिक: स्वपत्य)
सहस्यO mighty one / O strong one
सहस्य:
(addressed deity)
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक: सहस्य)
प्रशस्तम्praised, renowned
प्रशस्तम्:
Karma (qualifier)
TypeAdjective (past passive participle)
Rootप्र-शंस् (kṛdanta: प्रशस्त ‘praised’)
नnot
न:
(negates verb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
यम्whom/which
यम्:
Karma (of तरति)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्
यावा(anyone) as far as / however far
यावा:
Kartā (with तरति)
TypePronoun/Adjective (correlative/measure)
Rootयावन्
तरतिcrosses, overcomes
तरति:
(predicate verb)
TypeVerb
Rootतॄ (√तॄ ‘तरणे’)
यातुमावान्possessing magic/witchcraft; sorcerous (one)
यातुमावान्:
Kartā (qualifier of the subject of तरति)
TypeAdjective
Rootयातुमा-वन् (प्रातिपदिक: यातुमावन्)
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