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Rig Veda 7.42.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 42, Mantra 2

Sukta 7.42

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vāsiṣṭha family, Mandala 7)
Devata: Agni (with Soma-pressing context; gods’ manifestations invoked through Agni)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical scan for certainty)

सुगस्ते अग्ने सनवित्तो अध्वा युक्ष्वा सुते हरितो रोहितश्च । ये वा सद्मन्नरुषा वीरवाहो हुवे देवानां जनिमानि सत्तः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 7.42.2

sugás te agne sánavitto ádhvā yukṣvā suté hárito róhitaś ca | yé vā sádmann aruṣā́ vīravā́ho huv́e devā́nāṃ jánimāni sattáḥ ||

حَسَنٌ طريقُكَ يا أَغْنِي، ذاكَ السَّبيلُ الذي يَكْسِبُ الكَنْز. اِقْرِنْ، عندَ العَصْر، القُوَى السَّمْرَاءَ المُصْفَرَّةَ والحَمْرَاء. سواءٌ أكانتْ تلكَ الحُمْرُ في الدار، حامِلاتِ البأسِ البَطولي—فإني، جالسًا في الشَّعيرة، أَدْعُو مواليدَ الآلهةِ وتَجَلّياتِهم.

सु॒गःeasy (to go), good
सु॒गः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-ग (प्रातिपदिक: सुग) < गम्/ग॑म् (गमन)
तेfor you / your
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
सनवित्तःwell-won / well-found
सनवित्तः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Root√सन्/सन् (to win, obtain) + √विद् (to find/know) → कृत्-समास/बहुव्रीहि-भावः (प्रातिपदिक: सनवित्त)
अध्वाpath, course
अध्वा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
युक्ष्वyoke! harness!
युक्ष्व:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√युज् (युजँ)
सुतेin the pressed Soma
सुते:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective
Root√सु (to press Soma) → सुत (कृदन्त/भूतकृत)
हरितःthe tawny (mares)
हरितः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहरित् (प्रातिपदिक)
रोहितःthe ruddy (ones/steeds)
रोहितः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
वाor / indeed
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
सद्मन्in the seat/dwelling
सद्मन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसद्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अरुषाःruddy, bright
अरुषाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
वीरवाहःbearing heroes / bringing men
वीरवाहः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootवीर-वाह (समास; प्रातिपदिक: वीरवाह) < वह् (to carry)
हुवेI invoke
हुवे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√हू (ह्वे/हूयते; to call, invoke)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
जनिमानिbirths, origins
जनिमानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजनिमन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘birth, origin’)
सत्तःseated / being present
सत्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√सद् (to sit) → सत्त (PPP) / ‘seated, present’

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