Rig Veda 7.3.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 3, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.3
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha-gotra tradition for Maṇḍala 7)
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas / the conscious Fire)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 7.3; confirm with pada-count in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रोथदश्वो न यवसेऽविष्यन्यदा महः संवरणाद्व्यस्थात् । आदस्य वातो अनु वाति शोचिरध स्म ते व्रजनं कृष्णमस्ति ॥
Transliteration
prothád aśvó na yávase’viṣyán yadā máhaḥ saṃváraṇād vyásthāt | ā́d asya vā́to ánu vāti śocír ádha sma te vrájanam kṛ́ṣṇam asti ||
Translation
彼は飼葉を求める駿馬のように突き進む。大いなる囲いから抜け出て立ち現れるとき。すると風はその炎に従って吹き、かくして汝の進みゆく跡は黒くなる——火の通ったところ、闇は焼かれて道のしるしとなる。
Word by Word
प्रोथत्he/it surged forth, sprang forward
प्रोथत्:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√उथ्/वथ् (उथ्/वथ् = कम्पने/प्रसरणे; वैदिक)
अश्वःthe horse
अश्वः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
यवसेfor fodder, for grass
यवसे:
Sampradāna (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootयवस (प्रातिपदिक)
अविष्यन्they drove/urged on; they sought (to reach)
अविष्यन्:
Kriyā (अनु-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अव् (रक्षणे/गत्यर्थे; वैदिक) / अवि (कृदन्त-आधार)
यदाwhen
यदा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
महःof the great (one); of greatness
महः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
संवरणात्from the enclosure, from the covering
संवरणात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootसंवरण (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि
अस्थात्stood forth; came out
अस्थात्:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (तिष्ठति)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ
अदस्यof him/it
अदस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वातःthe wind
वातः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवात (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुafter, along
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
वातिblows
वाति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√वा (वाति)
शोचिःthe flame, the blaze
शोचिः:
Kartā (द्वितीय कर्ता/सह-कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootशोचिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अधthen, thereafter
अध:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध
स्मindeed, just
स्म:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्म
तेof you/thy
ते:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
व्रजनम्the enclosure, pen, fold
व्रजनम्:
Kartā/विषय (अस्ति के साथ)
TypeNoun
Rootव्रजन (प्रातिपदिक)
कृष्णम्black, dark
कृष्णम्:
Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तिis
अस्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (अस्ति)
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