Rig Veda 10.98.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 98, Mantra 7
Sukta 10.98
Rishi: Devāpi Ārṣṭiṣeṇa
Devata: Bṛhaspati (giver of vāc); Agni implied through kindling; rain-power as result
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यद्देवापिः शंतनवे पुरोहितो होत्राय वृतः कृपयन्नदीधेत् । देवश्रुतं वृष्टिवनिं रराणो बृहस्पतिर्वाचमस्मा अयच्छत् ॥
Transliteration
yád devā́piḥ śáṃtanave puróhito hótrāya vṛtáḥ kṛpáyann ádīḍhet | deva-śrútaṃ vṛṣṭi-vánim rárāṇo bṛ́haspátir vā́cam asmā ayacchat ||
Translation
देवापि शंतनु के लिए पुजारी बना। उसने दिल से अग्नि जलाई और पूजा की। भगवान की बात सुन के उसने बारिश लाई। बृहस्पति ने उसे वो बात दी जो बोलनी थी, ताकि काम हो सके।
Word by Word
यत्when/that
यत्:
Adhikaraṇa (clause-linker) / sambandha
TypeIndeclinable/Relative pronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (prātipadika)
अपिःalso, indeed
अपिः:
(discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (avyaya)
शंतनवेto Śaṃtanu
शंतनवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootशंतनु (proper name; prātipadika)
पुरोहितःthe household-priest, purohita
पुरोहितः:
Kartā (in apposition to the subject of the clause)
TypeNoun
Rootपुरोहित (prātipadika)
होत्रायfor the Hotṛ-function (for priestly recitation)
होत्राय:
Sampradāna / Prayojana
TypeNoun
Rootहोत्र (prātipadika)
वृतःchosen, selected
वृतः:
Kartā (qualifying the subject: ‘having been chosen’)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√वृ (वृणोति ‘choose’); past passive participle वृत (kṛdanta)
कृपयन्showing compassion / being moved
कृपयन्:
Kartā (concomitant action of the subject)
TypeParticiple
Root√कृप्/कृपाय् (Vedic: ‘to lament/feel pity, be compassionate’); present participle
अदीधेत्he kindled/uttered (inspiredly), he set (the hymn) in motion
अदीधेत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√धी/√ध्या (Vedic: ‘to think/meditate’; also used of inspired utterance); desiderative/causative-like intensive? here as finite verb in injunctive/aorist-like form
देवश्रुतम्(him) ‘god-heard’, famed with the gods
देवश्रुतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootदेवश्रुत (prātipadika; ‘heard by the gods’)
वृष्टिवनिम्rain-winning, rain-bringing
वृष्टिवनिम्:
Karma (co-ordinate epithet)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootवृष्टिवनि (prātipadika; ‘rain-winning/bringing rain’)
रराणःrejoicing, delighting
रराणः:
Kartā (qualifying the subject)
TypeParticiple
Root√रा/√रम् (Vedic: ‘to delight, rejoice’; perfect middle participle रराण)
बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootबृहस्पति (prātipadika; deity/name)
वाचम्speech, utterance
वाचम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (prātipadika)
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
अयच्छत्gave, granted
अयच्छत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√यम् (यच्छति ‘to give/offer, extend, grant’)
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