Rig Veda 2.2.7 — Mandala 2, Sukta 2, Mantra 7
Sukta 2.2
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Agni (with associated Ushas and Dyāvā-Pṛthivī imagery)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दा नो अग्ने बृहतो दाः सहस्रिणो दुरो न वाजं श्रुत्या अपा वृधि । प्राची द्यावापृथिवी ब्रह्मणा कृधि स्वर्ण शुक्रमुषसो वि दिद्युतः ॥
Transliteration
dā́ no agne bṛható dā́ḥ sahasríṇo duró ná vā́jaṃ śrutyā́ apā́ vṛdhi | prācī́ dyā́vā-pṛthivī́ bráhmaṇā kṛdhi svàrṇá śukrám uṣásaḥ ví didyutuḥ ||
Translation
与えたまえ、アグニ（Agni）よ、広大なるものを；千倍の豊穣を与えたまえ。力の充溢へ至る門を、門扉を開くがごとく、われらの聴聞のために開きひろげよ。ブラフマン（brahman：聖なる言） の力によって、天と地をわれらに向けて整えよ。太陽みずからの輝く黄金のように、ウシャス（Uṣas：暁の女神）らが清らかな光彩を閃かせよ。
Word by Word
दाgive
दा:
—
TypeVerb
Root√दा (दाने)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
बृहतःof the great / from the great
बृहतः:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (adj. prātipadika)
दाःgive
दाः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√दा (दाने)
सहस्रिणःof a thousand (i.e., thousandfold/abounding in thousands)
सहस्रिणः:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्रिन् (adj. prātipadika)
दुरःa door / gate
दुरः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्/द्वार् (द्वार- ‘door’, Vedic form दुर्/दुरः)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (particle)
वाजम्prize; strength; food; winning power
वाजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (prātipadika)
श्रुत्याःof fame/hearing; of renown
श्रुत्याः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootश्रुति (f. prātipadika)
अपaway, forth
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (preverb)
वृधिincrease; make grow
वृधि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् (वर्धने)
प्राचीeastward; forward
प्राची:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राच्/प्राची (adj. prātipadika)
द्यावापृथिवीHeaven and Earth
द्यावापृथिवी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यावापृथिवी (dvandva prātipadika: द्यौ + पृथिवी)
ब्रह्मणाby sacred formulation; by prayer
ब्रह्मणा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (n. prātipadika)
कृधिmake; do
कृधि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे)
स्वर्णम्gold; golden (brightness)
स्वर्णम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootस्वर्ण (prātipadika)
शुक्रम्bright; shining
शुक्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशुक्र (adj./n. prātipadika)
उषसःof Dawn
उषसः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (f. prātipadika)
विforth; apart; widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (preverb)
दिद्युतःshining forth; flashing
दिद्युतः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√द्युत् (दीप्तौ) → दिद्युत् (intensive/reduplicated stem)
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