Rig Veda 3.7.5: Mandala 3, Sukta 7, Mantra 5
Sukta 3.7
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (attribution for RV 3.7 in the Viśvāmitra maṇḍala)
Devata: Agni (as the ruddy/bull power of will and the bright ruler of ṛta)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas; typical for RV 3rd maṇḍala hymns)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
जानन्ति वृष्णो अरुषस्य शेवमुत ब्रध्नस्य शासने रणन्ति । दिवोरुचः सुरुचो रोचमाना इळा येषां गण्या माहिना गीः ॥
Transliteration
jānanti vṛ́ṣṇo aruṣásya śévam utá bradhnásya śā́sane raṇanti | divó-rúcaḥ su-rúcaḥ rۆcamānā íḷā yéṣāṃ gáṇyā mā́hinā gī́ḥ ||
Translation
彼らは、力ある赤き者の吉祥なる恵みを知り、また輝ける者の統べのもとに響き渡る。天の光輝たち——正しき光をもって輝く者たち——はその光を増しゆく。彼らのうちでは、聖なる言（gīḥ）が偉大さによって招請にふさわしくなり、内なる供物（iḷā）もまた目覚める。
Word by Word
जानन्तिthey know
जानन्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ज्ञा (jñā)
वृष्णःof the bull / of the mighty one
वृष्णः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootवृषन् (prātipadika)
अरुषस्यof the ruddy one
अरुषस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअरुष (prātipadika)
शेवम्the favor / graciousness
शेवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशेव (prātipadika)
उतand / also
उत:
(सम्बन्धक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (avyaya)
ब्रध्नस्यof the tawny one
ब्रध्नस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun/Adjective (used substantively)
Rootब्रध्न (prātipadika)
शासनेin/at the command, ordinance
शासने:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootशासन (prātipadika; from √शास्)
रणन्तिthey resound / ring
रणन्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√रण्/√रन् (to sound, resound)
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (prātipadika: दिव्)
रुचःlights / splendors
रुचः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootरुच् (prātipadika)
सुरुचःbright, fair-shining
सुरुचः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुरुच् (su+ruč, prātipadika)
रोचमानाःshining, gleaming
रोचमानाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण/सहक्रिया)
TypeParticiple (present middle)
Root√रुच् (kṛdanta: रोचमान)
इळाIḷā (the goddess of refreshment/oblation)
इळा:
कर्तृ/विषय (नाम)
TypeNoun
Rootइळा/इडा (prātipadika)
येषाम्of whom / whose
येषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-stem)
गण्याto be reckoned/esteemed
गण्या:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootगण्य (kṛdanta-adj; from √गण् ‘to count, reckon’)
माहिनाby (their) might
माहिना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमाहिन्/माहिना (prātipadika; ‘might, greatness’)
गीःsong / hymn
गीः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootगी/गिर् (prātipadika)
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