Rig Veda 7.1.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 1, Mantra 1

Sukta 7.1

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional attribution for Mandala 7 opening hymns)

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Trishtubh (typical for RV 7.1; verify in critical edition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अग्निं नरो दीधितिभिररण्योर्हस्तच्युती जनयन्त प्रशस्तम् । दूरेदृशं गृहपतिमथर्युम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.1.1

Transliteration

agníṃ naro dī́dhitibhir araṇyór hásta-cyutī janayanta praśastám | dūré-dṛ́śaṃ gṛhá-patim atharyúm ||

Translation

人々は点火の思いによって、二つの摩擦木よりアグニ（Agni）を生み出す——讃えらるべき者、遠くからも見える者、住まいの主、家内のアタルヴァン（Atharvan）の祭司を。

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Word by Word

• अग्निम्: Agni (as the object of producing/bringing forth)
• अग्निम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)

• नरः: men, heroes
• नरः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर- (प्रातिपदिक)

• दीधितिभिः: with kindlings / with flames / with bright (fuel)
• दीधितिभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीधिति- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘brightness, flame, kindling, shining’)

• अरण्योः: of the two araṇis (fire-sticks)
• अरण्योः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरणि- (प्रातिपदिक; fire-drill stick)

• हस्तच्युती: (the two) moved/operated by the hands
• हस्तच्युती: कर्तृ (अरण्यौ—कर्तृ-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: हस्तच्युति- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘hand-driven/hand-rubbing’)

• जनयन्त: they generated / produced
• जनयन्त: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (जनयति)

• प्रशस्तम्: praised, laudable
• प्रशस्तम्: कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√शंस् → प्रशस्त- (कृदन्त/विशेषण)

• दूरेदृशम्: seen from afar / far-shining
• दूरेदृशम्: कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दूर- + दृश् (दृश्-प्रातिपदिक/समास; ‘far-seeing/visible from afar’)

• गृहपतिम्: house-lord, master of the house (Agni as household fire)
• गृहपतिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहपति- (प्रातिपदिक)

• अथर्युम्: the Atharvan (priestly) one / Atharvan-like (Agni)
• अथर्युम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: अथर्वन्/अथर्वन्-सम्बद्ध ‘अथर्यु’ (प्रातिपदिक; Atharvan-priest/atharvan-like)