Rig Veda 6.7.2: Mandala 6, Sukta 7, Mantra 2
Sukta 6.7
Devata: Agni Vaiśvānara
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नाभिं यज्ञानां सदनं रयीणां महामाहावमभि सं नवन्त । वैश्वानरं रथ्यमध्वराणां यज्ञस्य केतुं जनयन्त देवाः ॥
Transliteration
nā́bhiṃ yajñā́nāṃ sádanaṃ rayīṇā́ṃ mahā́m āhāváṃ abhí sám navanta | vaiśvānaráṃ rathyám adhvarā́ṇāṃ yajñásya ketúṃ janayanta devā́ḥ ||
Translation
神々はヴァイシュヴァーナラを、祭祀の臍、豊穣の座、偉大なる呼びかけとして据えた。さらに、供犠の旅路の車道として、祭祀の旗印・徴（しるし）――その導きの光として生み出した。
Word by Word
नाभिम्navel; hub (central point)
नाभिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनाभि- (प्रातिपदिक) < PIE *néh₂bʰ- ‘navel, hub’
यज्ञानाम्of the sacrifices
यज्ञानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive) / विशेषण-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ- (प्रातिपदिक) < √यज् ‘to worship, sacrifice’
सदनम्seat; abode
सदनम्:
Karma (समनाधिकरण/अप्पोज़िशन to नाभिम्)
TypeNoun
Rootसदन- (प्रातिपदिक) < √सद् ‘to sit’
रयीणाम्of riches
रयीणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootरयि- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘wealth, bounty’
महाम्great
महाम्:
Karma (विशेषण of आहावम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘great’
आहावम्contest; summons; call-to-battle (ritual contest)
आहावम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआहाव- (प्रातिपदिक) < आ-√ह्वा/√हू ‘to call, summon’ → ‘challenge, contest, invocation’
अभिtowards; upon
अभि:
उपसर्ग (क्रियाविशेषण; ‘towards/over’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सम्together; completely
सम्:
उपसर्ग (intensive/collective)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नवन्तthey praise; they extol
नवन्त:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√नु/नव् (धातु; वेदिक) ‘to praise, extol’
वैश्वानरम्Vaiśvānara (Agni)
वैश्वानरम्:
Karma (of जनयन्त)
TypeNoun
Rootवैश्वानर- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘Vaiśvānara (Agni as belonging to all men)’
रथ्यम्chariot-worthy; fit for the chariot/road
रथ्यम्:
Karma (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootरथ्य- (प्रातिपदिक) < रथ ‘chariot’
अध्वराणाम्of the rites (adhvaras)
अध्वराणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘sacrificial rite’
यज्ञस्यof the sacrifice
यज्ञस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ- (प्रातिपदिक) < √यज्
केतुम्banner; signal; radiant sign
केतुम्:
Karma (समनाधिकरण to वैश्वानरम्)
TypeNoun
Rootकेतु- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘banner, sign; light; intelligence’
जनयन्तthey generate; they bring forth
जनयन्त:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (धातु) ‘to beget, produce’ (causative) → √जनय्
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘god’
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