Rig Veda 1.73.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 73, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.73
Rishi: Gopavana Ātreya
Devata: Agni (with Naktā and Uṣas as supporting powers)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वे अग्ने सुमतिं भिक्षमाणा दिवि श्रवो दधिरे यज्ञियासः । नक्ता च चक्रुरुषसा विरूपे कृष्णं च वर्णमरुणं च सं धुः ॥
Transliteration
tvé agne su-matíṃ bhíkṣamāṇā diví śrávo dadhire yajñíyāsaḥ | náktā ca cakrur uṣásā vírūpe kṛ́ṣṇaṃ ca várṇam aruṇáṃ ca sáṃ dhuḥ ||
Translation
アグニよ、善き思慮（sumatí）を乞い願うとき、祭祀にふさわしき者たちは天に真の名声（śrávas）を据え置いた。夜と曙（Uṣas）――姿を異にする二つは、ともに黒と赤の色を定めた。闇と光明が、順序をもって配される。
Word by Word
त्वेin/at you
त्वे:
अधिकारण
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → त्वम्
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
सुमतिम्good thought/favor
सुमतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसु-मति (प्रातिपदिक)
भिक्षमाणाःbegging, seeking
भिक्षमाणाः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Root√भिक्ष् (याच्/भिक्ष्) + शानच् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
दिविin heaven
दिवि:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootद्यु/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्)
श्रवःfame, glory
श्रवः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
दधिरेthey have placed/established
दधिरे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धा (दधाति)
यज्ञियासःthe worshippers / the sacrificial (men)
यज्ञियासः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootयज्ञिय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘यज्ञ-योग्य/यज्ञ-सम्बद्ध’)
नक्ताNight
नक्ता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adverbial
Rootनक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चक्रुःthey made
चक्रुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करोति)
उषसाःDawns
उषसाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विरूपेtwo unlike/contrasting forms
विरूपे:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
कृष्णम्black
कृष्णम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
वर्णम्color, appearance
वर्णम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
अरुणम्ruddy, tawny
अरुणम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
धुःthey put/placed
धुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धत्ते/दधाति; वैदिक रूप)
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