Rig Veda 7.7.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 7, Mantra 1

Sukta 7.7

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र वो देवं चित्सहसानमग्निमश्वं न वाजिनं हिषे नमोभिः । भवा नो दूतो अध्वरस्य विद्वान्त्मना देवेषु विविदे मितद्रुः ॥

Transliteration

prá vó deváṁ cit sahasā́nam agním áśvaṁ ná vā́jinaṁ híṣe námobhiḥ | bhávā no dūtó adhvarásya vidvā́n tmanā́ devéṣu vivide mitá-druḥ ||

Translation

Forth to you I press the divine Agni, mighty in force, like a steed of plenitude, with acts of reverence. Become for us the messenger of the sacrifice—knowing the paths; by thy own being thou findest thy place among the gods, measured in thy stride.

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Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• वः: of you / for you (your)
• वः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-

• चित्: indeed, even
• चित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (particle)

• सहसानम्: mighty, overpowering
• सहसानम्: Karma (qualifier of देवम्/अग्निम्)
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: सहस्- (from √सह् ‘to be strong, prevail’)

• अग्निम्: Agni (fire-god)
• अग्निम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि-

• अश्वम्: a horse
• अश्वम्: Karma (in simile)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व-

• न: like, as
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (particle)

• वाजिनम्: swift, prize-winning (steed)
• वाजिनम्: Karma (in simile; qualifier of अश्वम्)
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: वाजिन्-

• हिषे: I impel / I send forth (in praise)
• हिषे: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हि (Vedic: ‘to impel, set in motion / send forth’)

• नमोभिः: with obeisances, with reverences
• नमोभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्-

• भव: become; be
• भव: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू

• नः: of us / for us (our)
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• दूतः: messenger
• दूतः: Kartā (predicate-noun with भव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत-

• अध्वरस्य: of the sacrifice
• अध्वरस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वर-

• विद्वान्: knowing, wise
• विद्वान्: Kartā (qualifier of दूतः/अग्निः)
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: विद्वस्- (from √विद् ‘to know’)

• त्मना: by oneself; with one’s own power
• त्मना: Karaṇa
• Type: Pronoun/Noun
• Root: त्मन्- (Vedic reflexive ‘self’)

• देवेषु: among the gods
• देवेषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-

• विविदे: has found / has become known
• विविदे: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् ‘to find/know’ with vi-

• मितद्रुः: the measured-goer (epithet), steady/regulated in course
• मितद्रुः: Kartā (apposition to दूतः/विद्वान्)
• Type: Noun/Epithet
• Root: मित-द्रु- (compound; मित ‘measured’ + द्रु/द्रु- ‘running/wood; here epithet’)