Rig Veda 7.65.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 65, Mantra 4

Sukta 7.65

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Mitra–Varuṇa

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ नो मित्रावरुणा हव्यजुष्टिं घृतैर्गव्यूतिमुक्षतमिळाभिः । प्रति वामत्र वरमा जनाय पृणीतमुद्नो दिव्यस्य चारोः ॥

Transliteration

ā́ no mitrāvaruṇā havyájuṣṭiṃ ghṛtáir gavyū́tim ukṣatam íḷābhiḥ | práti vā́m atra váram ā́ jánāya pṛṇītám udnó divyásya cā́roḥ ||

Translation

Come to us, O Mitra and Varuṇa, accepting the offering; with the clarified richness and with the streams of inspiration, pour out the wide pasture. Here, in response, fill for the people the choicest boon—from the sweet, heavenly wellspring.

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Word by Word

• आ: hither, towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• नः: of us, our
• नः: Sampradāna (हितार्थे) / सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• मित्रावरुणा: O Mitra and Varuṇa
• मित्रावरुणा: सम्बोधन (आह्वान) / Kartā (क्रियायाः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र- + वरुण- (देवनामधेय द्वन्द्व)

• हव्यजुष्टिम्: the welcome/acceptance of the oblation
• हव्यजुष्टिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्य-जुष्टि- (हव्य + जुष्टि ‘स्वीकार/तोष’)

• घृतैः: with ghee, by means of ghee
• घृतैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत-

• गव्यूतिम्: the cow-path / pasture-track (guiding way)
• गव्यूतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गव्यूति-

• उक्षतम्: sprinkle/strengthen (you two)
• उक्षतम्: क्रिया (कर्तृ: मित्रावरुणौ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वक्ष्/उक्ष् (वर्धने/सिञ्चने) — Vedic: उक्षति ‘sprinkle, strengthen’

• इळाभिः: with invocations/refreshments (iḷā-offerings)
• इळाभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: इळा-

• प्रति: towards, in response to
• प्रति: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वाम्: of you two / to you two
• वाम्: Sampradāna (हितार्थे) / सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• वरम्: the best thing, a boon
• वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वर-

• जनाय: for the people
• जनाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन-

• पृणीतम्: fill, bestow fully (you two)
• पृणीतम्: क्रिया (कर्तृ: मित्रावरुणौ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पॄ (पूरणे) / पृणाति

• उद्नः: of the water, of the flood
• उद्नः: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदन्- (उदक ‘water’)

• दिव्यस्य: heavenly, celestial
• दिव्यस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य- (दिव् ‘द्युतौ’ से)

• चारोः: of the lovely/pleasant (one); of the fair (stream)
• चारोः: सम्बन्ध (उद्नः सह)
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: चारु-