Rig Veda 2.7.4: Mandala 2, Sukta 7, Mantra 4
Sukta 2.7
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava) (traditional attribution for RV 2.7)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शुचिः पावक वन्द्योऽग्ने बृहद्वि रोचसे । त्वं घृतेभिराहुतः ॥
Transliteration
śúciḥ pāvaka vándyo ’gne bṛhád ví rocase | tváṃ ghṛtébhir ā́hutaḥ ||
Translation
Rein, läuternd, verehrungswürdig, o Agni, weithin leuchtest du im Großen; durch Ghee (ghṛta), als Opfer dargebracht, wirst du entzündet und genährt.
Word by Word
शुचिःpure, bright
शुचिः:
सम्बोधन/विशेषण (अग्नेः)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि- (प्रातिपदिक; √शुच् ‘दीप्तौ/शौचे’ से)
पावकpurifying
पावक:
सम्बोधन (अग्नेः)
TypeAdjective
Rootपावक- (प्रातिपदिक; √पू ‘पवने/शोधने’ से)
वन्द्यःworthy of praise
वन्द्यः:
विशेषण (अग्नेः)
TypeAdjective
Rootवन्द्य- (कृदन्त; √वन्द् ‘स्तुतौ’ + यत्)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहत्greatly, vast (splendour)
बृहत्:
कर्म (रोचसे इति क्रियायाः)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत्- (प्रातिपदिक; √बृह् ‘वर्धने’ से)
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
रोचसेyou shine
रोचसे:
क्रिया (कर्तृ = त्वम्/अग्निः)
TypeVerb
Root√रुच् (दीप्तौ)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम)
घृतेभिःwith ghee (clarified butter)
घृतेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootघृत- (प्रातिपदिक)
आहुतःhaving been offered/invoked
आहुतः:
विशेषण (अग्नेः); ‘हुत’ = ‘offered’
TypeParticiple
Rootआ-√हु (जुहोति; ‘आह्वाने/होमने’), क्त (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त)
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