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Rig Veda 7.87.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 87, Mantra 4

Sukta 7.87

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha Maitrāvaruṇi)
Devata: Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

उवाच मे वरुणो मेधिराय त्रिः सप्त नामाघ्न्या बिभर्ति । विद्वान्पदस्य गुह्या न वोचद्युगाय विप्र उपराय शिक्षन् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.87.4

uvā́ca me váruṇo médhirāya tríḥ saptá nā́māghnyā́ bibharti | vidvā́n pádasya gúhyā na vocad yugā́ya vípra úparāya śíkṣan ||

বৰুণে মোক ক’লে—মেধা বিচৰা জনক: “অঘ্ন্যা (অহিংসা-অস্পৰ্শ্য) গাইয়ে ত্ৰিবাৰ সাতটা নাম ধাৰে।” পদৰ গুহ্য ৰহস্য জানিও তেওঁ সেয়া খোলাখুলি নক’লে—যুগযুগ ধৰি, অধিক দূৰৰ পাৰলৈ বুজাবুজিৰ বাবে, বিপ্ৰক শিক্ষা দি।

उवाचsaid, spoke
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
मेto me / for me
मे:
सम्प्रदान (to me)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण
मेto me / for me
मे:
सम्प्रदान (to me)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
मेधिरायto the wise/skillful one
मेधिराय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमेधिर
त्रिःthrice
त्रिः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootत्रिः
सप्तseven
सप्त:
TypeNumeral
Rootसप्त
नामnames
नाम:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनामन्
अघ्न्याःthe ‘not-to-be-slain’ (cows)
अघ्न्याः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootअघ्न्या
बिभर्तिbears, carries, supports
बिभर्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootभृ
विद्वान्knowing, the knower
विद्वान्:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Rootविद्
पदस्यof the step/track/footing
पदस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootपद
गुह्यानिsecret (things)
गुह्यानि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootगुह्य
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वोचत्spoke, uttered
वोचत्:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
युगायfor an age / for the yoking (time)
युगाय:
सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन
TypeNoun
Rootयुग
विप्रःthe inspired sage
विप्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
उपरायfor help/assistance
उपराय:
सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन
TypeNoun
Rootउपर
शिक्षन्teaching, instructing
शिक्षन्:
कर्तृ (co-referential with विप्रः)
TypeParticiple
Rootशिक्ष्

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