Rig Veda 10.69.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 69, Mantra 7

Sukta 10.69

Rishi: Vādhryaśva

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

दीर्घतन्तुर्बृहदुक्षायमग्निः सहस्रस्तरीः शतनीथ ऋभ्वा । द्युमान्द्युमत्सु नृभिर्मृज्यमानः सुमित्रेषु दीदयो देवयत्सु ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 10.69.7

Transliteration

dīrghátantūr bṛhádúkṣāyám agníḥ sahásrastārīḥ śatánītha ṛ́bhvā | dyumān dyumátsu nṛ́bhir mṛ́jyamānaḥ sumitréṣu dīdayo deváyatsu ||

Translation

Este Agni—de larga trama en sus obras, grande en su derramamiento, que cruza mil barreras, que funda cien sendas, el hábil—radiante entre los radiantes—purificado por los fuertes hijos de los hombres, brilla en las comunidades de buena amistad que buscan lo Divino.

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Word by Word

• दीर्घतन्तुः: having a long thread/warp
• दीर्घतन्तुः: Kartā (अग्निः का विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: दीर्घ- + तन्तु-

• बृहदुक्षायम्: the great-bull-like (mighty) one
• बृहदुक्षायम्: Karma (मृज्यमानः—‘being purified/cleansed’ whom)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: बृहत्- + उक्षाय-

• अग्निः: Agni (fire-god)
• अग्निः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि-

• सहस्रस्तरीः: having a thousand layers/spreadings
• सहस्रस्तरीः: Kartā (अग्निः का विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: सहस्र- + स्तरी- (स्तॄ/स्तॄण् ‘to spread, strew’ से निष्पन्न) अथवा स्तरी- ‘layer/covering’

• शतनीथः: of a hundred leadings/impulses (manifold guidance)
• शतनीथः: Kartā (अग्निः का विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: शत- + नीथ- (नी ‘to lead’ से ‘leading/guidance/impulse’)

• ऋभ्वा: the skilful one (R̥bhvan/clever artisan-like)
• ऋभ्वा: Kartā (अग्निः का विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective/Noun (epithet)
• Root: ऋभु- (प्रातिपदिक) / ऋभ्व- (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक ‘skilful, artful’)

• द्युमान्: shining, radiant
• द्युमान्: Kartā (अग्निः का विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्यु- (द्युत् ‘to shine’) + -मान् (मतुप्) → द्युमन्त्

• द्युमत्सु: among the radiant (ones)
• द्युमत्सु: Adhikaraṇa (स्थान/विषय: ‘among/within the radiant ones’)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: द्युमत्-

• नृभिः: by men, by heroes
• नृभिः: Karaṇa (साधन: ‘by men’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ-

• मृज्यमानः: being cleansed/purified
• मृज्यमानः: Kartā (अग्निः—‘being purified’)
• Type: Verb (present passive participle)
• Root: मृज् (मृज् ‘to wipe, cleanse, purify’)

• सुमित्रेषु: among good friends (friendly ones)
• सुमित्रेषु: Adhikaraṇa (स्थान: ‘among good friends/alliances’)
• Type: Noun/Adjective (compound used substantively)
• Root: सु- + मित्र-

• दीदयो: shone forth, blazed
• दीदयो: Kartā (अग्निः कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दीद्यु/दीद् (द्युत् ‘to shine’ का सघन/आवृत्त रूप; RV में ‘दीदयो’ = लिट्/परफेक्ट 1sg/3sg प्रयोग-परम्परा के अनुसार ‘I/He shone’)

• देवयत्सु: among the god-seeking (worshippers)
• देवयत्सु: Adhikaraṇa (स्थान: ‘among those who seek the gods’)
• Type: Adjective (present participle used substantively)
• Root: देव- + यत् (यत् ‘to strive/seek’ से वर्तमान कृदन्त ‘देवयत्’ = ‘seeking the gods, godward’)