Rig Veda 7.1.23: Mandala 7, Sukta 1, Mantra 23
Sukta 7.1
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स मर्तो अग्ने स्वनीक रेवानमर्त्ये य आजुहोति हव्यम् । स देवता वसुवनिं दधाति यं सूरिरर्थी पृच्छमान एति ॥
Transliteration
sá márto agne svanīka revā́n amártye yá ājuhóti havyám | sá devátā vasuvánim dadhāti yáṃ sūrír arthī pṛcchámāna éti ||
Translation
アグニよ、自らの光の前面に輝くその人間は、不死なる汝に供物（ハヴィヤ）を献ずるとき、満ち足りて富む。彼は神的な力（デーヴァター）を据え、まことの富の獲得を得る。求める施主（スーリ）は問いを携えて、彼のもとへ近づく。
Word by Word
सःhe (that man)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मर्तःmortal man
मर्तः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त (प्रातिपदिक; √मृ ‘to die’ से)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वनीकof fair/bright face (good-looking)
स्वनीक:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-नीक (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सु’ + ‘नीक’)
रेवान्wealthy, splendid
रेवान्:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootरेवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
अमर्त्येin/with the immortal (Agni), among the immortals
अमर्त्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective (locative)
Rootअमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आजुहोतिoffers, pours (as oblation)
आजुहोति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√हु (जुहोति-प्रयोगः; उपसर्गः आ-)
हव्यम्the oblation, offering
हव्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक; √हू ‘to call/invoke’ से)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवताas a deity; divine (one)
देवता:
Kartā (अप्पोज़िशन/विशेषण-भावः)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता (प्रातिपदिक)
वसुवनिम्winning of wealth, gain of riches
वसुवनिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसु-वनि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वसु’ + ‘वनि’)
दधातिplaces, bestows, establishes
दधाति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√धा
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सूरिःpatron, liberal giver
सूरिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्थीdesirous, seeking (a goal/benefit)
अर्थी:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
पृच्छमानःasking, inquiring
पृच्छमानः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Root√प्रच्छ्
एतिgoes, approaches
एति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√इ
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