Rig Veda 7.15.7: Mandala 7, Sukta 15, Mantra 7

Sukta 7.15

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional attribution for much of Maṇḍala 7; hymn 7.15 addressed to Agni in Vasiṣṭha cycle)

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (hymn section predominantly Tr̥ṣṭubh; this verse fits the Tr̥ṣṭubh cadence)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

नि त्वा नक्ष्य विश्पते द्युमन्तं देव धीमहि । सुवीरमग्न आहुत ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.15.7

Transliteration

ní tvā́ nakṣya viśpate dyumántaṃ deva dhīmahi | suvī́ram agna āhuta ||

Translation

Auf dich richten wir den Sinn, o Herr der Sippen; o lichtvoller Gott, in innerem Gedenken halten wir dich fest — o Agni, durch die Opfergabe angerufen — damit in uns die Kraft der Helden entstehe.

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Word by Word

• नि: down; in; towards (as preverb)
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि (upasarga) < PIE *ni

• त्वा: you (object)
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (pronoun stem)

• नक्ष्य: reach (us); come; attain
• नक्ष्य: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) ‘to reach, attain’

• विश्पते: O lord of the clan/people
• विश्पते: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (vocative epithet)
• Root: विश्-पति (prātipadika: ‘clan/settlement-lord’)

• द्यु॒मन्तम्: brilliant; radiant
• द्यु॒मन्तम्: Karma (apposition to त्वा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्यु-मत् (prātipadika: ‘possessing brilliance’)

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: देव (prātipadika)

• धीमहि: we place (in mind); we meditate; we invoke with thought
• धीमहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु) ‘to place; (in Vedic) to set/hold in thought; to meditate’

• सु॒वीरम्: rich in good heroes; having brave sons
• सु॒वीरम्: Karma (apposition to त्वा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-वीर (prātipadika: ‘having good heroes/men’)

• अग्न: O Agni
• अग्न: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: अग्नि (prātipadika)

• आहुत: O (thou) invoked/offered-to; oblated
• आहुत: Sambodhana
• Type: Participle (PPP used as adjective)
• Root: आ-हु (धातु) ‘to pour/offer’ → past passive participle आहुत