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Rig Veda 7.21.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 21, Mantra 1

Sukta 7.21

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)

असावि देवं गोऋजीकमन्धो न्यस्मिन्निन्द्रो जनुषेमुवोच । बोधामसि त्वा हर्यश्व यज्ञैर्बोधा नः स्तोममन्धसो मदेषु ॥

asā́vi deváṃ goṛ́jīkam ándho nyàsmin índro jánuṣem uvoca | bodhā́masi tvā haryáśva yajñáir bódhā naḥ stómaṃ ándhaso mádeṣu ||

দেবপ্রেরিত সোমরস—যে আলোকজয়ী—নিষ্পেষিত হয়েছে; এই সোমেই ইন্দ্র জন্মসূত্রে বাক্য উচ্চারণ করেছেন। হে হর্যশ্ব (পীত-অশ্ববাহন) ইন্দ্র, যজ্ঞের দ্বারা আমরা তোমাকে জাগাই; সোমের মদে আমাদের জন্য স্তোত্রকেও জাগ্রত করো।

असाविwas pressed out (was expressed)
असावि:
Kriyā (finite verb of the clause)
TypeVerb
Root√सु (सुनोति) / √सू (सुवति) ‘to press/express (Soma)’
देवम्the god
देवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (prātipadika)
गोऋजीकम्Go-ṛjīka (a specific epithet/name, traditionally of Soma)
गोऋजीकम्:
Viśeṣaṇa of ‘देवम्’
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootगो-ऋजीक (prātipadika; epithet)
अन्धःthe Soma-juice
अन्धः:
Kartā (of ‘असावि’)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस् (prātipadika)
निdown; into; firmly
नि:
Upasarga (modifies the verb ‘अस्मि’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (upasarga)
अस्मिन्in this (one/this place/this rite)
अस्मिन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā (of ‘उवोच’)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
जनुषेfor birth; for (his) begetting/manifestation
जनुषे:
Sampradāna (purpose/for the sake of)
TypeNoun
Rootजनु (prātipadika) / (also analyzable as √जन् with dative sense)
उवोचsaid; spoke
उवोच:
Kriyā (finite verb of the clause)
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (वक्ति) ‘to speak’
बोधामसिwe take notice of; we awaken to; we recognize
बोधामसि:
Kriyā (finite verb; with object ‘त्वा’)
TypeVerb
Root√बुध् (बोधति) ‘to notice, awaken, perceive’
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (2nd person pronoun)
हर्यश्वO you of tawny steeds (Indra)
हर्यश्व:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun/Epithet
Rootहरि-अश्व (prātipadika; vocative compound epithet)
यज्ञैःwith sacrifices
यज्ञैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (prātipadika)
बोधtake notice! awaken!
बोध:
Kriyā (injunction)
TypeVerb
Root√बुध् (बोधति)
नःof us; our
नः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (possessor of ‘स्तोमम्’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (1st person pronoun)
स्तोमम्praise-hymn
स्तोमम्:
Karma (of ‘बोध’)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (prātipadika)
अन्धसःof Soma-juice
अन्धसः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (source/pertaining-to; with ‘मदेṣu’)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस् (prātipadika)
मदेषुin the exhilarations; in the intoxications
मदेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमद (prātipadika)

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