Rig Veda 1.20.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 20, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.20
Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva (traditional for RV 1.20, associated with the R̥bhus/Indra complex in the hymn)
Devata: Primarily Indra (opening frames the hymn-offering for divine manifestation; subsequent verses involve Indra and the R̥bhus)
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ते नो रत्नानि धत्तन त्रिरा साप्तानि सुन्वते । एकमेकं सुशस्तिभिः ॥
Transliteration
te no ratnā́ni dhattana trír ā́ sāptā́ni sunvaté | ékam-ekam suśastíbhiḥ ||
Translation
সোম পিষা জনৰ বাবে—তোমালোকৰ দীপ্ত পূৰ্ণতাৰ ৰত্নসমূহ—তিনিবাৰ আৰু সাতবাৰকৈ—আমাৰ ভিতৰত স্থাপন কৰা। প্ৰতিটো দান পৃথক পৃথকভাৱে আহক, আমাৰ সুশস্তি—সঠিক আৰু সুৰেলা স্তুতিবচনে—সমৰ্থিত হৈ।
Word by Word
तेthey (those gods)
ते:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us / our
नः:
सम्प्रदान (हित-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रत्नानिtreasures, gifts
रत्नानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
धत्तनplace, bestow
धत्तन:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
त्रिःthrice
त्रिः:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootत्रिस् (संख्यावाचक-प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
आtowards, unto (intensifier with verb)
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
साप्तानिsevenfold / seven (sets)
साप्तानि:
कर्म (रत्नानि इत्यस्य विशेषणम्/समनाधिकरणम्)
TypeAdjective (numeral) used substantively
Rootसाप्त (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सप्तन्’ से)
सुन्वतेto the presser (of Soma), to the one who presses
सुन्वते:
सम्प्रदान
TypeParticiple used as Noun
Rootसु (धातु) → सुन्वत् (वर्तमाने कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
एकम्one
एकम्:
कर्म (वितरणार्थे)
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
एकम्one (each)
एकम्:
कर्म (पुनरुक्त्या ‘one by one’)
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
सुशस्तिभिःwith good praises / with well-spoken hymns
सुशस्तिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसु-शस्ति (प्रातिपदिक; सु + शस्ति ‘praise’)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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