Rig Veda 7.3.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 3, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.3
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वि यस्य ते पृथिव्यां पाजो अश्रेत्तृषु यदन्ना समवृक्त जम्भैः । सेनेव सृष्टा प्रसितिष्ट एति यवं न दस्म जुह्वा विवेक्षि ॥
Transliteration
ví yasya te pṛthivyā́m pā́jo áśret tṛṣú yád ánnā sam-avṛ́kta jámbhaiḥ | sénāiva sṛṣṭā́ pra-sítis ta étí yávam na dasma júhvā vivekṣi ||
Translation
汝の威力は大地に遍くひろがる。乾けるところの食を、汝が顎もて払い清めしとき。汝の前進は、放たれし軍勢のごとく進む。驚異なる者よ、供物の舌もて穀を選り分け——火に取り入るべきものを見分く。
Word by Word
विapart, forth (intensifier/preverb)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (upasarga)
यस्यof whom/whose
यस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma)
तेto you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (sarvanāma)
पृथिव्याम्on/in the earth
पृथिव्याम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (prātipadika)
पाजःradiance, might, splendor
पाजः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपाजस् (prātipadika)
अश्रेत्has rested/leaned, has come to abide
अश्रेत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootश्रि (धातु) / Vedic aorist stem
त्रिषुin the three (places/realms)
त्रिषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootत्रि (numeral)
यत्which/that
यत्:
(links clause)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (relative)
अन्नाःfoods, nourishments
अन्नाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न (prātipadika)
सम्together, wholly
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (upasarga)
अवृक्तcut off/cleft/stripped away (Vedic: ‘severed’)
अवृक्त:
Kartā (as qualifier)
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootवृज्/वृञ्ज् (धातु) → kṛdanta ‘वृक्त’ with preverb अव-
जम्भैःwith jaws/teeth (i.e., biting powers)
जम्भैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootजम्भ (prātipadika)
सेनाan army
सेना:
Kartā (upamāna in simile)
TypeNoun
Rootसेना (prātipadika)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
सृष्टाreleased, let loose, sent forth
सृष्टा:
Kartā (as qualifier)
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootसृज् (धातु) → सृष्ट (PPP)
प्रसितिष्टःthe impeller/advancer; one set forward
प्रसितिष्टः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootप्र-√सि/सि (धातु) + तिष्ठ (from √स्था) (Vedic compound)
एतिgoes, advances
एति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
यवम्barley
यवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयव (prātipadika)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
दस्मO wondrous/skillful one
दस्म:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootदस्म (prātipadika)
जुह्वाwith the ladle (sacrificial spoon)
जुह्वा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootजुहू (prātipadika)
विवेक्षिyou wish to enter/approach; you seek to reach
विवेक्षि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवि-√विच्/विविक्ष् (desiderative of √विच्/√विज् in Vedic usage)
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