Rig Veda 7.34.9: Mandala 7, Sukta 34, Mantra 9
Sukta 7.34
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Devāḥ collectively; the divine Thought (devī dhī) and god-ward Speech (vāc)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि वो देवीं धियं दधिध्वं प्र वो देवत्रा वाचं कृणुध्वम् ॥
Transliteration
abhí vo devī́ṃ dhíyaṃ dadhidhvaṃ prá vo devatrā́ vā́caṃ kṛṇudhvam
Translation
Nehmt die göttliche Dhī in euch auf; richtet eure Rede zu den Göttern hin — so werde das Wort zum Kanal leuchtender Kraft.
Word by Word
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वःfor you; your
वः:
सम्प्रदान (for you) / सम्बन्ध (your)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
देवींthe divine (fem.)
देवीं:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
धियम्thought, insight, prayer
धियम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधि (प्रातिपदिक) / धिय्
दधिध्वम्place, set, establish
दधिध्वम्:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु) [उपसर्गः: द- (reduplicated perfect stem)]
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वःfor you; your
वः:
सम्प्रदान (for you) / सम्बन्ध (your)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
देवत्राamong the gods; in a godly way
देवत्रा:
अधिकरण (locative sense: among/with the gods)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदेवत्रा (अव्यय; देव + त्रा)
वाचम्speech, utterance
वाचम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणुध्वम्make, fashion, produce
कृणुध्वम्:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
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