Rig Veda 7.16.6: Mandala 7, Sukta 16, Mantra 6
Sukta 7.16
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha family, Mandala 7)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 7.16; verse-level meter not exhaustively verified here)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कृधि रत्नं यजमानाय सुक्रतो त्वं हि रत्नधा असि । आ न ऋते शिशीहि विश्वमृत्विजं सुशंसो यश्च दक्षते ॥
Transliteration
kṛdhí rátnam yajámānāya sukratō tváṃ hí ratnadhā́ ási | ā́ na ṛté śiśīhi víśvam ṛtv́ijaṃ suśáṃso yáś ca dákṣate ||
Translation
হে সুক্রতু, যজমানৰ বাবে ৰত্ন গঢ়ি দিয়া; কিয়নো তুমিই ৰত্নধা। তোমাৰ অবিহনে একোৱেই সুসজ্জিত নহয়; আমাৰ বাবে সমগ্ৰ ঋত্বিজ-কর্মক তীক্ষ্ণ কৰি দিয়া—যি সুশংস আৰু কৰ্মত দক্ষ।
Word by Word
कृधिmake; do (you)
कृधि:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (√कृ)
रत्नम्a treasure; gift
रत्नम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
यजमानायfor the sacrificer
यजमानाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootयजमान (प्रातिपदिक; √यज से)
सुक्रतोO good-minded/strong-willed one
सुक्रतो:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootसु-क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed; for
हि:
(सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
रत्नधाtreasure-bestowing; treasure-holder
रत्नधा:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective/Noun (epithet)
Rootरत्न-धा (प्रातिपदिक; √धा ‘to place’)
असिyou are
असि:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (√अस्)
आhither; towards
आ:
(दिशा/प्रवृत्ति)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नःof us; our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतेin/according to ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋते:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
शिशीहिstrengthen; make vigorous
शिशीहि:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootशिश्/शिशी (√शिश् ‘to sharpen/strengthen’; intens./desid. sense in Vedic)
विश्वम्all; the whole
विश्वम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋत्विजम्the officiating priest
ऋत्विजम्:
कर्म (विश्वम् का विशेष्य)
TypeNoun
Rootऋत्विज् (प्रातिपदिक)
सुशंसःwell-praising; of good praise
सुशंसः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootसु-शंस (प्रातिपदिक; √शंस ‘to praise’)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
(समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
दक्षतेis capable; accomplishes
दक्षते:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootदक्ष् (√दक्ष् ‘to be able/competent; to accomplish’)
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