Rig Veda 7.97.6: Mandala 7, Sukta 97, Mantra 6
Sukta 7.97
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Bṛhaspati
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तं शग्मासो अरुषासो अश्वा बृहस्पतिं सहवाहो वहन्ति । सहश्चिद्यस्य नीलवत्सधस्थं नभो न रूपमरुषं वसानाः ॥
Transliteration
táṃ śagmā́so aruṣā́so áśvā bṛ́haspátiṃ sahavā́ho vahanti | sáhaś cid yásya nī́lavat sadhásthaṃ nábho ná rū́pam aruṣáṃ vásānāḥ ||
Translation
The strong ruddy steeds, bearing together, carry Bṛhaspati. Even his seat is blue-dark like the sky, while he wears a ruddy form—powerful, moving with a united drive.
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शग्मासःstrong, vigorous
शग्मासः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootशग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
अरुषासःruddy, tawny
अरुषासः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वाःhorses
अश्वाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहस्पतिम्Bṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper/deity)
Rootबृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
सहवाहःbearing together / yoked together
सहवाहः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootसहवाह (प्रातिपदिक; सह- + वाह ‘carrying/bringing’)
वहन्तिthey carry, convey
वहन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (वहति)
सहtogether, with
सह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह (अव्यय)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नीलवत्सधस्थम्having a dark/blue seat or station
नीलवत्सधस्थम्:
कर्म (रूपम् इति)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootनीलवत्सधस्थ (समास-प्रातिपदिक: नीलवत् + सदस्/सधस् + स्थ)
नभःsky
नभः:
उपमान (न ... न)
TypeNoun
Rootनभस् (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
रूपम्form, appearance
रूपम्:
कर्तृ/विषय (वसानाः इति विशेषणेन)
TypeNoun
Rootरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
अरुषम्ruddy, tawny
अरुषम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
वसानाःwearing, clothed in
वसानाः:
कर्तृ (अश्वाः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Root√वस् (वसति/वस्ते) → वसान (वर्तमानकृदन्त)
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