Rig Veda 4.36.7: Mandala 4, Sukta 36, Mantra 7

Sukta 4.36

Rishi: Rbhus cycle poet

Devata: Vāja and Rbhus

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

श्रेष्ठं वः पेशो अधि धायि दर्शतं स्तोमो वाजा ऋभवस्तं जुजुष्टन । धीरासो हि ष्ठा कवयो विपश्चितस्तान्व एना ब्रह्मणा वेदयामसि ॥

Transliteration

śréṣṭhaṃ vaḥ péśo ádhi dhāyi darśatáṃ stómō vājā ṛbhavas táṃ jujuṣṭana | dhī́rāso hí sthā́ kaváyo vipaścítas tā́n va enā́ bráhmaṇā vedayāmasi ||

Translation

Your best form of beauty has been set here, visible: the hymn, O Vāja and Rbhus—take delight in it. For you are indeed the steady wise ones, poets of luminous discernment; by this sacred utterance (brahman) we make you present to our awareness.

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Word by Word

• श्रेष्ठम्: the best (thing)
• श्रेष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; √श्रि/श्रय् ‘to excel, be eminent’ > श्रेष्ठ ‘best’)

• वः: of you; your
• वः: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पेशः: form; workmanship; skill
• पेशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पेशस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अधि: upon; over
• अधि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• धायि: was set/placed
• धायि: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (दधाति)

• दर्शतम्: splendid; worthy to be seen
• दर्शतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्शत (प्रातिपदिक; √दृश् ‘to see’ > ‘visible, splendid’)

• स्तोमः: a hymn of praise
• स्तोमः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोम (प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु ‘to praise’)

• वाजाः: O Vāja(s)! (O prize/strength-giver)
• वाजाः: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋभवः: the Ṛbhus (divine artisans)
• ऋभवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋभु (प्रातिपदिक)

• तम्: that (hymn/that one)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• जुजुष्टन: let them accept; may they be pleased with
• जुजुष्टन: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जुष् (जोषति/जुषते ‘to enjoy, accept, be pleased with’)

• धीरासः: the steadfast/wise ones
• धीरासः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (substantivized)
• Root: धीर (प्रातिपदिक)

• हि: for; indeed
• हि: Nipāta
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)

• ष्ठा: indeed; surely (emphatic)
• ष्ठा: Nipāta
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ष्ठा (Vedic particle/emphatic; often with हि)

• कवयः: poets; seers
• कवयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि (प्रातिपदिक)

• विपश्चितः: the discerning; the wise
• विपश्चितः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (substantivized)
• Root: विपश्चित् (प्रातिपदिक; vi-√पश्/पश् ‘to see’ > ‘clear-sighted’)

• तान्: those (ones)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वः: you (pl.)
• वः: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• एना: by this; with this
• एना: Karaṇa
• Type: Pronoun/Determiner
• Root: एना (इदम्-सम्बद्ध/एतद्-सम्बद्ध निर्देश; instrumental demonstrative)

• ब्रह्मणा: by sacred formulation; by prayer
• ब्रह्मणा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वेदयामसि: we make known; we proclaim
• वेदयामसि: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (वेदयति ‘to make known, announce’)