Rig Veda 7.70.4 — Mandala 7, Sukta 70, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.70
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
चनिष्टं देवा ओषधीष्वप्सु यद्योग्या अश्नवैथे ऋषीणाम् । पुरूणि रत्ना दधतौ न्यस्मे अनु पूर्वाणि चख्यथुर्युगानि ॥
Transliteration
caniṣṭáṃ devā́ óṣadhīṣv apsú yád yogyā́ aśnávaithé ṛ́ṣīṇām | purū́ṇi rátnā dádhatau ny àsmé ánu pū́rvāṇi cakhyathur yugā́ni ||
Translation
હે દેવો, ઔષધિઓમાં અને અપ્સુ—જળોમાં—તમે અતિસન્નિધિથી તે યೋಗ್ಯ વસ્તુઓ પ્રાપ્ત કરો છો, જે ઋષિઓ દ્વારા જીતવા યોગ્ય છે. તમે અમારામાં અનેક રત્નો સ્થાપો છો; અને પૂર્વ યુગોને ક્રમશઃ અમને દર્શાવો છો—જેથી પ્રાચીન કર્મો વર્તમાન યાત્રામાં જ્ઞાન બની રહે.
Word by Word
च॒नि॒ष्टम्the least (smallest), a very small (portion)
च॒नि॒ष्टम्:
कर्म (with implied ‘you two obtained/placed’)
TypeAdjective
Rootचनिṣṭa- (superl. of cani-/cana- ‘small, little’ > ‘least/very small’; Vedic form)
दे॑वाःO gods
दे॑वाः:
सम्बोधन/कर्तृ (addressed: ‘O gods’)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-
ओष॑धीषुin the plants (herbs)
ओष॑धीषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि-
अ॒प्सुin the waters
अ॒प्सु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअप्- (water)
यत्which/that
यत्:
सम्बन्ध (relative connector)
TypePronoun
Rootयद्-
योग्याःfit, capable, apt
योग्याः:
कर्तृ (of अश्नवैथे)
TypeAdjective
Rootयोग्य- (from √युज् ‘to yoke, join’)
अ॒श्नवै॑थेyou two have attained/obtained
अ॒श्नवै॑थे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अश् (अश्नोति ‘to attain, obtain, partake’)
ऋषी॑णाम्of the seers
ऋषी॑णाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि-
पु॒रूणि॒many, numerous
पु॒रूणि॒:
कर्म (with दधतौ)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु-
रत्ना॒treasures, gifts
रत्ना॒:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न-
दध॑तौyou two place/bestow
दध॑तौ:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धा (दधाति ‘to place, bestow’)
निdown, into; firmly
नि:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि
अ॒स्मेto/for us
अ॒स्मे:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्-
अनुafter, according to
अनु:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
पूर्वा॑णिformer, earlier
पूर्वा॑णि:
कर्म (with चख्यथुः)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व-
चख्यथुःyou two have shown/made known
चख्यथुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ख्या (चख्यौ/चख्यथुः ‘to perceive, make known, point out’)
यु॒गानि॑ages, yokes; generations
यु॒गानि॑:
कर्म (apposition to ‘former’)
TypeNoun
Rootयुग-
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