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Mantra 8

Sukta 10.66

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (continuity of collection; traditional attribution for these adjacent hymns often to Vasiṣṭha—needs external Anukramaṇī confirmation)
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ; narrative focus on Agni-hotṛs and Vritra motif
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

धृतव्रताः क्षत्रिया यज्ञनिष्कृतो बृहद्दिवा अध्वराणामभिश्रियः । अग्निहोतार ऋतसापो अद्रुहोऽपो असृजन्ननु वृत्रतूर्ये ॥

धृ॒तव्र॑ताः क्ष॒त्रिया॑ यज्ञनि॒ष्कृतो॑ बृहद्दि॒वा अ॑ध्व॒राणा॑मभि॒श्रिय॑: । अ॒ग्निहो॑तार ऋत॒सापो॑ अ॒द्रुहो॒ऽपो अ॑सृज॒न्ननु॑ वृत्र॒तूर्ये॑ ॥

dhṛtá-vratāḥ kṣatríyā yajña-niṣkṛ́to bṛhád-divā adhvarā́ṇām abhi-śríyaḥ | agní-hotāra ṛta-sā́po adrúho 'pó asṛjan ánu vṛtra-tū́rye ||

Firm in the law, kingly in power, perfecters of the sacrifice, they are the splendour set before the great heaven of the rites. The Agni-priests, companions of the Truth, without treachery, released the waters in the following of the Vritra-battle.

धृ॒तऽव्र॑ताः । क्ष॒त्रियाः॑ । य॒ज्ञ॒निः॒ऽकृतः॑ । बृ॒ह॒त्ऽदि॒वाः । अ॒ध्व॒राणा॑म् । अ॒भि॒ऽश्रियः॑ । अ॒ग्निऽहो॑तारः । ऋ॒त॒ऽसापः॑ । अ॒द्रुहः॑ । अ॒पः । अ॒सृज॒न् । अनु॑ । वृ॒त्र॒ऽतूर्ये॑ ॥धृतव्रताः । क्षत्रियाः । यज्ञनिःकृतः । बृहत्दिवाः । अध्वराणाम् । अभिश्रियः । अग्निहोतारः । ऋतसापः । अद्रुहः । अपः । असृजन् । अनु । वृत्रतूर्ये ॥dhṛta-vratāḥ | kṣatriyāḥ | yajñaniḥ-kṛtaḥ | bṛhat-divāḥ | adhvarāṇām | abhi-śri yaḥ | agni-hāotāraḥ | ṛta-sāpaḥ | adruhaḥ | apaḥ | asṛjan | anu | vṛtra-tūyer

धृतव्रताःhaving firm vows / steadfast in observances
धृतव्रताः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa compound used adjectivally)
Rootधृत-व्रत (धृ ‘धारणे’ + व्रत)
क्षत्रियाःKṣatriyas / warrior-nobles
क्षत्रियाः:
Kartā (apposition to धृतव्रताः)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्रिय (prātipadika)
यज्ञनिष्कृतःduly consecrated/initiated for the sacrifice
यज्ञनिष्कृतः:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootयज्ञ-निष्कृत (निष्√कृ ‘करणे/सम्पादने’ + क्त; with यज्ञ)
बृहद्दिवाःof the great heaven / great-skyed
बृहद्दिवाः:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootबृहद्-दिव (बृहद् ‘महान्’ + दिव्/दिव ‘द्यौः/दिन’)
अध्वराणाम्of the rites/sacrifices (adhvaras)
अध्वराणाम्:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (prātipadika)
अभिश्रियःsplendours, glories
अभिश्रियः:
Kartā (apposition; ‘splendours/glories’ of the rites)
TypeNoun (abstract/collective; also usable adjectivally ‘splendid’)
Rootअभि-श्री (श्री ‘श्रियः’ prātipadika; with preverb अभि-)
अग्निहोतारःAgnihotṛ-priests / offerers into Agni
अग्निहोतारः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-होतृ (हु ‘जुहोति’ + तृ; compound)
ऋतसापःfollowing/serving ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतसापः:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootऋत-साप (सप्/साप ‘अनुसरणे/सेवने’ as prātipadika; with ऋत)
अद्रुहःnon-deceitful, not treacherous
अद्रुहः:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-द्रुह (द्रुह् ‘द्रोहे’ with privative अ-)
अपःthe waters
अपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप्/आप् (prātipadika)
असृजन्they released / let loose
असृजन्:
(verb) action of Kartā on Karma
TypeVerb
Root√सृज् (सृज ‘सर्गे/मोचने’)
अनुafter, along, in accordance with
अनु:
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/adverb)
Rootअनु (avyaya)
वृत्रतूर्येin the Vṛtra-battle / in the overcoming of Vṛtra
वृत्रतूर्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (locative of event/occasion)
Rootवृत्र-तूर्य (तूर्य ‘battle/overcoming’ from √तुर् ‘वेगे/अतिक्रमे’; with वृत्र)