Rig Veda 7.11.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 11, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.11
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni (as dūta, messenger)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वामीळते अजिरं दूत्याय हविष्मन्तः सदमिन्मानुषासः । यस्य देवैरासदो बर्हिरग्नेऽहान्यस्मै सुदिना भवन्ति ॥
Transliteration
tvā́m īḷate ajiráṃ dūtyā̀ya havíṣmantaḥ sádamin mā́nuṣāsaḥ | yásya deváir ā́sado bárhir agné ’hā́ny asmai sudínā bhavanti ||
Translation
供物（havis）に富む人の献祭者たちは、使者の務め（dūtya）のために、常に汝――迅き者――を讃える。アグニよ、神々が彼のために祭草の座（barhis）に着座するその人には、日々が善き光の「良き日」（sudina）となり、正しく進む。
Word by Word
त्वाम्you (as the one addressed)
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईळते(he) praises / invokes
ईळते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ईळ्/√ईड् (स्तुति/प्रार्थना)
अजिरम्swift, quick-moving
अजिरम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअजिर (प्रातिपदिक)
दूत्या॒यfor (his) messenger-function / for being a messenger
दूत्या॒य:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootदूत्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दूत-भाव’)
हविष्मन्तःthe oblation-bearing (worshippers)
हविष्मन्तः:
कर्ता
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootहविष्मन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
सदम्always, continually
सदम्:
अधिकारण (काल/नित्यत्व-भाव)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदम् (अव्यय)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
(निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
मानुषासःmen, mortals
मानुषासः:
कर्ता (हविष्मन्तः के? मानुषासः)
TypeNoun/Adjective (substantive)
Rootमानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवैःwith the gods / by the gods
देवैः:
सह/करण (सहचर्य/साधन-भाव)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
आसदःthe approach, coming, attendance
आसदः:
कर्ता/भाव (यस्य ... आसदः)
TypeNoun
Rootआसद् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘आसद्’ = आसादन/उपवेशन/आगमन)
बर्हिःthe sacred grass (barhis)
बर्हिः:
कर्ता/आधार (यस्य ... बर्हिः)
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अहानिdays
अहानि:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootअहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मैfor him
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुदिनाःgood, auspicious (days)
सुदिनाः:
कर्ता (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-दिन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
भवन्तिbecome, are
भवन्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (सत्तायाम्)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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