Rig Veda 10.21.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 21, Mantra 7
Sukta 10.21
Rishi: Unknown from provided excerpt
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī (uncertain)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वां यज्ञेष्वृत्विजं चारुमग्ने नि षेदिरे । घृतप्रतीकं मनुषो वि वो मदे शुक्रं चेतिष्ठमक्षभिर्विवक्षसे ॥
Transliteration
tvā́ṃ yajñéṣv ṛtv́ijaṃ cā́rum agne ní ṣedire | ghṛtápratīkaṃ mánuṣo ví vo made śukráṃ cétiṣṭham akṣábhír vívakṣase ||
Translation
アグニよ、祭祀において人々は汝を、時節の祭官（ṛtvij）として、麗しき者として座せしめた。酥油（ghṛta）の面をもつ汝は、われらの歓喜（マダ）のうちに、洞見の眼をもって、清明にして最も鋭き知覚の力を顕現せんとする。
Word by Word
त्वाम्you (as object)
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञेषुin the sacrifices
यज्ञेषु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋत्विजम्the officiating priest (ṛtvij)
ऋत्विजम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootऋत्विज् (प्रातिपदिक; ऋतु+इज् ‘यज्’)
चारुम्lovely, dear
चारुम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown, in (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
षेदिरेthey have seated (thee), have set (thee)
षेदिरे:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootषद्/सीद् (धातु; वैदिक रूप ‘षद्’)
घृतप्रतीकम्having a ghee-bright face/front
घृतप्रतीकम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootघृत-प्रतीक (समास; घृत + प्रतीक)
मनुषःof Manu / of man (the human)
मनुषः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootमनु (प्रातिपदिक) → मनुष्य/मनुष् (वैदिक)
विapart, forth (as preverb)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वःfor you / of you (pl.)
वः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (contextual: ‘for you/your’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मदेin exhilaration, in the (soma-)rapture
मदे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
शुक्रम्bright, shining
शुक्रम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootशुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
चेति-स्थम्most conspicuous/most noticeable
चेति-स्थम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootचेतय्/चित् (धातु) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘standing’)
अक्षभिःwith the eyes
अक्षभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
विवक्षसेyou speak forth / you utter
विवक्षसे:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootवक्ष् (धातु; ‘to speak/utter’) + वि (उपसर्ग)
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