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Rig Veda 7.12.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 12, Mantra 2

Sukta 7.12

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs metrical verification)

स मह्ना विश्वा दुरितानि साह्वानग्निः ष्टवे दम आ जातवेदाः । स नो रक्षिषद्दुरितादवद्यादस्मान्गृणत उत नो मघोनः ॥

sá mahnā́ víśvā duritā́ni sā́hvān agníḥ stave dáma ā́ jā́ta-vedāḥ | sá no rakṣiṣad duritā́d avadyā́d asmā́n gṛṇatá utá no maghónaḥ ||

মহিমাত মহান, সকলো দুঃখ-দুৰিত অতিক্ৰম কৰা অগ্নি গৃহত জাতবেদা ৰূপে স্তৱিত হয়। তেওঁ যেন আমাক দুঃখ-দুৰিত আৰু অৱদ্য (দোষ)ৰ পৰা ৰক্ষা কৰে—আমি যিসকলে গাইছোঁ, আৰু আমাৰ মঘোন (দানশীল দাতা)কো।

he (that one)
:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सः) सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
मह्नाby (his) might
मह्ना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमघन्/मह्न् (प्रातिपदिक: मह्न् ‘महत्त्व/महिमा/शक्ति’)
विश्वाall
विश्वा:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (सर्व)
दुरितानिmisdeeds, troubles
दुरितानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुरित (दुः+इतम्)
साह्वान्overpowering, conquering
साह्वान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (participle-like)
Rootसह् (धातु) → साह्व (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni (Fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
ष्टवेis praised / is to be praised
ष्टवे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु (धातु)
दमेin the house
दमे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदम (गृह/धाम)
towards, unto
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
जातवेदाःJātavedas (Agni, knower of births)
जातवेदाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; जात ‘born’ + वेदस् ‘knowing’)
he
:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सः) सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
नःfor us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
रक्षिषत्may he protect
रक्षिषत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष् (धातु)
दुरितात्from trouble/sin
दुरितात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootदुरित
अवद्याद्from reproach, from fault
अवद्याद्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootअवद्य (अ- + वद्य ‘blameworthy’)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
गृणतःof us who praise (him)
गृणतः:
Kartā (स्तुतिकर्तृ) / Sambandha
TypeParticiple
Rootगृ (धातु ‘स्तु/गाय’) → गृणत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
उतand also
उत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
नःfor us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
मघोनःof the bountiful one (Agni)
मघोनः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक ‘दानशील/समृद्ध’)

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