Rig Veda 5.7.9: Mandala 5, Sukta 7, Mantra 9
Sukta 5.7
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (traditional ascription for RV 5.7)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; verify in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ यस्ते सर्पिरासुतेऽग्ने शमस्ति धायसे । ऐषु द्युम्नमुत श्रव आ चित्तं मर्त्येषु धाः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ yás te sarpir-āsuté ’gne śám asti dhā́yase | ā́ eṣú dyumnám utá śrávaḥ ā́ cíttaṃ mártyeṣu dhāḥ ||
Translation
汝のために澄明の富（サルピル）を注ぐ者よ、アグニよ——汝の据え立てる力（dhāyase）には安らぎ（śam）がある。ゆえにこの人々のうちに、光輝の充溢（dyumna）を、また霊感の聞こえ・名声（śravas）を、そして目覚めた心（citta）を据えよ。
Word by Word
आtowards; hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सर्पिःghee; clarified butter
सर्पिः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसर्पिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
आसुतेpresses out; expresses (soma/juice)
आसुते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootसु (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
शम्well-being; auspiciously
शम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय/निपात)
अस्तिis
अस्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
धायसेfor the placer/establisher (i.e., for you as the establisher)
धायसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootधा (धातु) → धायस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
एषुamong these
एषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
द्यु॒म्नम्splendour; brilliance
द्यु॒म्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यु॒म्न (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (अव्यय)
श्रवःfame; renown
श्रवः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; into
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
चित्तम्mind; intention
चित्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचित्त (प्रातिपदिक; from √चित्)
मर्त्येषुamong mortals
मर्त्येषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
धाःplace; bestow
धाः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
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