Rig Veda 7.43.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 43, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.43
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (probable)
Devata: Yajña/Agni (ritual process and its flame-powers)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र यज्ञ एतु हेत्वो न सप्तिरुद्यच्छध्वं समनसो घृताचीः । स्तृणीत बर्हिरध्वराय साधूर्ध्वा शोचींषि देवयून्यस्थुः ॥
Transliteration
prá yajñá étu hétvo ná saptír údyacchadhvaṁ sámanaso ghṛtā́cīḥ | stṛṇītá bárhir adhvarā́ya sādhū́rdhvā́ śocī́ṁṣi devayū́ny asthuḥ ||
Translation
যজ্ঞটো লক্ষ্যলৈ দ্ৰুত অশ্বৰ দৰে আগবাঢ়ক; একমন হৈ উঠা, ঘৃতাচী—ঘৃতৰ দীপ্ত ধাৰাসমূহ। অধ্বৰাৰ্থে পবিত্ৰ বৰ্হি বিছোৱা; দেৱমুখী উজ্জ্বলতাত শোচীসমূহ ঊৰ্ধ্ব হৈ স্থিৰ থাকক।
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
यज्ञःthe sacrifice
यज्ञः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
एतुlet (it) go/come
एतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
हेत्वःof the cause/impulse
हेत्वः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootहेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
सप्तिःa horse (steed)
सप्तिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
उद्up, out
उद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् (upasarga)
यच्छध्वम्hold/restrain (yourselves), keep
यच्छध्वम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयम्/यच्छ् (धातु)
समनसःof one mind, unanimous
समनसः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसमनस् (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+मनस्)
घृताचीःthe ghee-bearing (ones) / ghee-streaming (flames/offerings)
घृताचीः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootघृताची (प्रातिपदिक; घृत+अची)
स्तृणीतstrew, spread
स्तृणीत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्तॄ (धातु)
बर्हिःthe sacrificial grass (barhis)
बर्हिः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अध्वरायfor the rite/sacrifice
अध्वराय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
साधूःgood, right, well-disposed
साधूः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसाधु (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्ध्वाःupright, raised
ऊर्ध्वाः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक)
शोचींषिflames, lights
शोचींषि:
Kartā (or Karma, contextually)
TypeNoun
Rootशोचिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवयूनीhaving the gods as womb/source; god-fostering (two)
देवयूनी:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवयूनी (प्रातिपदिक; देव+यूनी)
अस्थुःthey have stood / took their stand
अस्थुः:
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TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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