Rig Veda 7.2.7: Mandala 7, Sukta 2, Mantra 7
Sukta 7.2
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni as Jātavedas
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
विप्रा यज्ञेषु मानुषेषु कारू मन्ये वां जातवेदसा यजध्यै । ऊर्ध्वं नो अध्वरं कृतं हवेषु ता देवेषु वनथो वार्याणि ॥
Transliteration
víprā yajñéṣu mā́nuṣeṣu kārú manye vāṃ jā́ta-vedasā yajádhyai | ū́rdhvaṃ no adhvaráṃ kṛtáṃ háveṣu tā́ devéṣu vanatho vā́ryāṇi ||
Translation
われらは人の祭祀における聖賢である。歌い手として思う、ジャータヴェーダスよ、汝らは礼拝されるべきであると。呼びかけの中で、われらの祭行はまっすぐに立てられた。これによって汝らは神々の中にて、望ましき富を勝ち取る。
Word by Word
विप्राःinspired priests/seers
विप्राः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञेषुin the sacrifices
यज्ञेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
मानुषेषुamong human (rites), human-performed
मानुषेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootमानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
कारूthe singer/poet
कारू:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकारु (प्रातिपदिक)
मन्येI think/consider
मन्ये:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (धातु) / मन्ये (आत्मनेपद-प्रयोग)
वाम्you two (of you / you two)
वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
जातवेदसाO Jātavedas (you two), knowers of births
जातवेदसा:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; अग्नि-विशेषण)
यजध्यैto worship/sacrifice
यजध्यै:
Prayojana
TypeVerb (infinitive)
Rootयज् (धातु)
ऊर्ध्वम्upward/aloft
ऊर्ध्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Adverb
Rootऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us/our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अध्वरम्the rite/sacrificial ceremony
अध्वरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
कृतम्made/prepared
कृतम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootकृ (धातु)
हवेषुin the invocations/calls (havas)
हवेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहव (प्रातिपदिक; ‘आह्वान/हविः-प्रकार’)
ताthose (things)
ता:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
वनथःyou two win/obtain/favor
वनथः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवन् (धातु; ‘to win/like/desire’ वैदिक)
वार्याणिchoice boons/valuable gifts
वार्याणि:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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