Rig Veda 7.22.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 22, Mantra 3
Sukta 7.22
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (self-referential mention)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
बोधा सु मे मघवन्वाचमेमां यां ते वसिष्ठो अर्चति प्रशस्तिम् । इमा ब्रह्म सधमादे जुषस्व ॥
Transliteration
bódhā su me maghavan vā́cam emā́ṃ yā́ṃ te vásiṣṭho árcati práśastim | imā́ bráhma sadhamā́de juṣasva ||
Translation
寛施の主よ、わが言葉に目覚めよ――ヴァシシュタが汝に向かい歌い上げる、この高き讃辞を。ソーマの祭宴の共なる歓喜のうちに、このブラフマン（brahman）の聖句を嘉納したまえ。
Word by Word
बोधाःknow/understand (you)!
बोधाः:
(क्रिया) मुख्यक्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√बुध्
सुwell, clearly
सु:
विशेषण-निपात (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (उपसर्ग/निपात)
मेmy / of me
मे:
सम्बन्ध (genitive) — ‘my’
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
मघवन्O bountiful one (Indra)
मघवन्:
सम्बोधन (addressed person)
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootमघवन् (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
वाचम्speech, utterance
वाचम्:
कर्म (object of ‘बोधाः’)
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिकम्)
इमाम्this
इमाम्:
विशेषण (वाचम्-विशेषणम्)
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootइदम्
याम्which
याम्:
सम्बन्ध (relative; refers to ‘वाचम्’)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्
तेto you
ते:
सम्प्रदान (to you)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
वसिष्ठःVasiṣṭha
वसिष्ठः:
कर्ता (of ‘अर्चति’)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootवसिष्ठ (ऋषिनाम)
अर्चतिpraises, sings
अर्चति:
(क्रिया) उपवाक्य-क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अर्च्
प्रशस्तिम्praise, eulogy
प्रशस्तिम्:
कर्म (object of ‘अर्चति’)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रशस्ति (प्र-√शंस् से)
इमाthese
इमा:
कर्म (object of ‘जुषस्व’)
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootइदम्
ब्रह्मsacred formulation, hymn
ब्रह्म:
कर्म (appositional with ‘इमा’)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
सधमादेat the common feast/banquet
सधमादे:
अधिकरण (locative: at/in the common feast/assembly)
TypeNoun
Rootसधमाद (प्रातिपदिकम्)
जुषस्वenjoy/accept (you)!
जुषस्व:
(क्रिया) मुख्यक्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√जुष्
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