Rig Veda 1.3.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.3
Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (attributed seer for RV 1.1–1.11; for this early Agni/All-gods sequence within RV 1.3, the family attribution remains Vaiśvāmitra in many traditions).
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ (All the Gods) invited to the Soma offering.
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 × 8 syllables; common in early Mandala 1 invocations).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ओमासश्चर्षणीधृतो विश्वे देवास आ गत । दाश्वांसो दाशुषः सुतम् ॥
Transliteration
ómāsaś carṣaṇī-dhṛto víśve devāsa ā́ gát | dāśvā́ṃso dāśúṣaḥ sutám ||
Translation
Ihr Allgötter, Träger der Menschenwelten, kommt her mit euren schnellen Füllen; dem Gebenden, dem Opfernden ist Soma ausgepresst: trinkt und stärkt das innere Opfer.
Word by Word
ओमासःhelpers/protectors (a class/epithet of gods)
ओमासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootओमन् (प्रातिपदिक) < √अव्/√ओ (रक्षण/सहायार्थे; वैदिक) (निरुक्तपरम्परा: ‘ओम’ = सहाय/रक्षा)
चर्षणीधृतःupholders/supporters of the peoples
चर्षणीधृतः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (compound epithet)
Rootचर्षणी-धृत् (समास: चर्षणी ‘मनुष्य/जन’ + धृत् ‘धारयितृ’ < √धृ ‘धारणे’)
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (सर्व) (प्रातिपदिक)
देवासःthe gods
देवासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither; towards (us)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
गतcome!
गत:
—
TypeVerb (imperative)
Root√गम् (गत्यर्थे)
दाश्वांसः(you) who have given/been bountiful; beneficent
दाश्वांसः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (participial)
Rootदाश्वांस् (कृदन्त; परिपूर्ण/परिपाक-भागवत्) < √दाश्/√दश् (दान/पूजन/सेवनार्थे; वैदिक)
दाशुषःof the worshipper/giver
दाशुषः:
सम्प्रदान (अर्थतः ‘यजमानस्य/दातुः’ सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun/Adjective (participial, genitive)
Rootदाशुष् (कृदन्त) < √दाश्/√दश् (दान/पूजनार्थे; वैदिक)
सुतम्the pressed (Soma); the Soma-juice
सुतम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (participle used as noun)
Rootसुत (कृदन्त) < √सु (सोमस्य) ‘to press/extract’
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