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Rig Veda 10.115.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 115, Mantra 7

Sukta 10.115

Rishi: Kaṇva (Kāṇva tradition indicated by 10.115.5; hymn as a whole is Kāṇva-associated)
Devata: Agni (with allusive comparison to Mitra-powers)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (typical for Agni hymns in this register; verify by scan)

एवाग्निर्मर्तैः सह सूरिभिर्वसुः ष्टवे सहसः सूनरो नृभिः । मित्रासो न ये सुधिता ऋतायवो द्यावो न द्युम्नैरभि सन्ति मानुषान् ॥

evā́gnír mártaiḥ sahá sūríbhir vásuḥ stávé sáhasaḥ sū́naro nṛ́bhiḥ | mitrā́so ná yé su-dhítā ṛtā́yavo dyā́vo ná dyumnáir abhí sánti mā́nuṣān ||

かくして、アグニ——光明の善き富者ヴァス(Vasu)——は、死すべき者たちが光照の導き手とともに讃え確かめますように。人々の中に立つ、力の強き子のごとく。さらにミトラ(Mitra)たちのように——正しい知に堅く据わり、ṛta(Ṛta、宇宙の正序)を旅する者として——また、輝きをもつ天のように、彼らは人間を取り囲み、その上に立って迫り護る。

एवindeed, just, thus
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
मर्तैःby/with mortals
मर्तैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
सूरिभिःwith patrons/chieftains
सूरिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि
वसुःthe good one; benefactor (Vasu)
वसुः:
Kartā (apposition to अग्निः)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु
ष्टवेpraises/is praised (utters praise)
ष्टवे:
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु
सहसःof might/strength
सहसः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्
सूनरःof good manliness; very manly
सूनरः:
Kartā (apposition to अग्निः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसूनर
नृभिःwith men
नृभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनृ
मित्रासःfriends; Mitras
मित्रासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र
like, as
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
येwho
ये:
Kartā (relative pronoun)
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
सुधिताःwell-ordered, well-disposed
सुधिताः:
Kartā (agreeing with ये/मित्रासः)
TypeAdjective (PPP)
Rootसु-धि (धि) → सुधित
ऋतायवःseekers of ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतायवः:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootऋतायू
द्यावःskies
द्यावः:
Kartā (simile base)
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ
like
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
द्यु॒म्नैःwith splendors, with glories
द्यु॒म्नैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootद्यु॒म्न
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि
सन्तिare, exist
सन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
मानुषान्men, human beings
मानुषान्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमानुष

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