Rig Veda 7.44.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 44, Mantra 2

Sukta 7.44

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (probable)

Devata: Dadhikrāvan; Iḷā; Aśvins

Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

दधिक्रामु नमसा बोधयन्त उदीराणा यज्ञमुपप्रयन्तः । इळां देवीं बर्हिषि सादयन्तोऽश्विना विप्रा सुहवा हुवेम ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 7.44.2

Transliteration

dadhikrā́m u námasā bodháyanta utī́rāṇā yajñám upaprayántaḥ | iḷā́ṁ devī́ṁ bárhiṣi sā́dayanto 'śvínā víprā suháva huvema ||

Translation

Hum Dadhikravan ko namaste ke saath jagate hain. Yagya ke liye taiyaar ho ke aage badhte hain. Devi Ila ko baithate hain aasane par. Ashwin devtaon ko pukarte hain ache se, woh jaldi aate hain.

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• दधिक्राम्: Dadhikrāvan (the divine steed/deity)
• दधिक्राम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (proper name)
• Root: दधिक्रावन् (प्रातिपदिक) / दधिक्रामन् (वैदिक रूप)

• नमसा: with reverence, by homage
• नमसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• बोधयन्तः: awakening, causing to awaken
• बोधयन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Verb (causative participle)
• Root: बुध् (धातु)

• उदीराणाः: rising up, setting in motion
• उदीराणाः: Kartā
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: उद्-ईर् (धातु) / ईर् (गत्यर्थ)

• यज्ञम्: the sacrifice, ritual
• यज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)

• उपप्रयन्तः: approaching, coming near
• उपप्रयन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: उप-प्र-इ (धातु: इ ‘गमन’)

• इळाम्: Iḷā (goddess of nourishment/oblation)
• इळाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इळा (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)

• बर्हिषि: on the sacred grass (barhis)
• बर्हिषि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सादयन्तः: seating, causing to sit
• सादयन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Verb (causative participle)
• Root: सद् (धातु) → णिजन्त सादय-

• अश्विना: O Aśvins (divine twins)
• अश्विना: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun (dual deity name)
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• विप्राः: inspired priests/seers
• विप्राः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुहवाः: good at invocation, invoking well
• सुहवाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-हव (प्रातिपदिक; सु + हव ‘to call’)

• हुवेम: we have invoked / we invoke
• हुवेम: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: हू (धातु ‘आह्वान’)