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Rig Veda 7.56.12: Mandala 7, Sukta 56, Mantra 12

Sukta 7.56

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Marutaḥ
Chandas: Jagatī (likely for this longer verse; verify with syllable count in critical edition)

शुची वो हव्या मरुतः शुचीनां शुचिं हिनोम्यध्वरं शुचिभ्यः । ऋतेन सत्यमृतसाप आयञ्छुचिजन्मानः शुचयः पावकाः ॥

śucī́ vo havyā́ marutaḥ śucī́nāṃ śúciṃ hinomy adhvaráṃ śúci-bhyaḥ | ṛténa satyám ṛta-sā́pa āyán śúci-janmānaḥ śúcayaḥ pāvakā́ḥ ||

Puras son vuestras ofrendas, oh Maruts, ofrendas de los puros; para los puros pongo en marcha el rito puro. Por ṛta venís a la verdad —oh vosotros que vencéis por ṛta— nacidos puros, puros, purificadores llameantes.

शुचीtwo pure (ones)
शुची:
Viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धि)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि- (प्रातिपदिक) < √शुच् (दीप्तौ/शौचे)
वःof you
वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of you’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम)
हव्याoblations
हव्या:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य- (प्रातिपदिक; √हु ‘to offer’)
मरुतःO Maruts
मरुतः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत्- (प्रातिपदिक)
शुचीनाम्of the pure (ones)
शुचीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun
Rootशुचि- (प्रातिपदिक)
शुचिम्pure
शुचिम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (कर्म-सम्बन्धि)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि- (प्रातिपदिक)
हिनोमिI impel / I send forth
हिनोमि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√हि (गत्यर्थ/प्रेरणे; Vedic: ‘to set in motion, impel’)
अध्वरम्the sacrifice (rite)
अध्वरम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर- (प्रातिपदिक)
शुचिभ्यःto/for the pure (ones)
शुचिभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootशुचि- (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतेनby/with ṛta (cosmic order, rightness)
ऋतेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऋत- (प्रातिपदिक)
सत्यम्truth
सत्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसत्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतसापःseekers/attainers of ṛta
ऋतसापः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (compound epithet)
Rootऋत-साप- (समास; साप ‘seeking/attaining’ < √सप्/√सृप्? Vedic ‘to seek/attain’; traditional: ‘ṛta-seekers’)
आयन्they came
आयन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√इ (गत्यर्थ) with preverb आ-
शुचिजन्मानःpure-born
शुचिजन्मानः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (compound epithet)
Rootशुचि-जन्मन्- (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय; जन्मन् < √जन्)
शुचयःthe pure (ones)
शुचयः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootशुचि- (प्रातिपदिक)
पावकाःpurifying, bright
पावकाः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootपावक- (प्रातिपदिक; √पू ‘to purify’)

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