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Rig Veda 2.7.6Mandala 2, Sukta 7, Mantra 6

Sukta 2.7

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava) (traditional attribution for RV 2.7)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)

द्र्वन्नः सर्पिरासुतिः प्रत्नो होता वरेण्यः । सहसस्पुत्रो अद्भुतः ॥

drvá́nnaḥ sarpír-āsutíḥ pratnó hótā váreṇyaḥ | sáhasas-putró ádbhutaḥ ||

ঘৃত-রসে নিংড়ানো আমাদের আহুতি সহ বেগে প্রবাহিত, প্রাচীন ও বরণীয় হোতা—সহস্ (বল)-এর অদ্ভুত পুত্র অগ্নি—আমাদের অন্তরে আহ্বান-কর্ম গ্রহণ করেন।

द्र्वन्running, swift
द्र्वन्:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-पदस्य) / Kartā-qualifier
TypeAdjective
Rootद्रु (धातु; ‘द्रवति/द्रव्’—दौडना/द्रवण) → द्र्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सर्पिरासुतिःthe ghee-libation / ghee-offering
सर्पिरासुतिः:
Kartā (subject) / or apposition to ‘होता’
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootसर्पिस् (घृत/clarified butter) + आसुति (√सु ‘to press/express’ with आ-; ‘libation/pressing’)
प्रत्नःancient, primeval
प्रत्नः:
विशेषण (होता) / Kartā-qualifier
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
होताthe Hotṛ-priest, invoker
होता:
Kartā (ritual officiant/agent)
TypeNoun (agent)
Root√हु (जुहोति ‘to sacrifice, offer’) → होतृ (agent noun); here ‘होता’ (Vedic nom. sg.)
वरेण्यःworthy to be chosen, excellent
वरेण्यः:
विशेषण (होता) / Kartā-qualifier
TypeAdjective
Root√वृ (to choose) → वरेण्य (gerundive/‘to be chosen’, worthy)
सहसःof might, of strength
सहसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of might/strength’)
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘might, strength’)
पुत्रःson
पुत्रः:
Kartā (in apposition) / predicate-nominative
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अद्भुतःmarvellous, wondrous
अद्भुतः:
विशेषण (होता/पुत्र) / Kartā-qualifier
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)

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