Rig Veda 7.36.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 36, Mantra 1
Sukta 7.36
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (opening of RV 7.36, Vasiṣṭha cycle)
Devata: Agni (with Sūrya as supporting power of illumination)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (typical for Agni hymns; cadence suggests triṣṭubh)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र ब्रह्मैतु सदनादृतस्य वि रश्मिभिः ससृजे सूर्यो गाः । वि सानुना पृथिवी सस्र उर्वी पृथु प्रतीकमध्येधे अग्निः ॥
Transliteration
prá bráhma etu sádanād ṛtásya ví raśmí-bhiḥ sasṛje sū́ryo gā́ḥ | ví sānúnā pṛthivī́ sasre urvī́ pṛthú pratī́kam ádhi ā́ īdhe agníḥ ||
Translation
ブラフマン（brahman）よ、リタ（ṛta）の座より進み出よ。太陽はその光線によって光の牝牛を解き放った。広き大地はその稜線とともにひろがり、広い祭壇の面のただ中にアグニ（Agni）が燃え立つ。
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
ब्रह्मsacred formulation; prayer
ब्रह्म:
Kartā (with एतु) / Karma (contextual)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (prātipadika)
एतुlet (it) go/come
एतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
सदनात्from the seat/dwelling
सदनात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootसदन (prātipadika)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (prātipadika)
विapart, widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (upasarga)
रश्मिभिःwith rays
रश्मिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरश्मि (prātipadika)
ससृजेhas sent forth/created
ससृजे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसृज् (धातु)
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (prātipadika)
गाःcows; rays (poetic)
गाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो (prātipadika)
विapart, widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (upasarga)
सानुनाwith the ridge/slope
सानुना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसानु (prātipadika)
पृथिवीthe Earth
पृथिवी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (prātipadika)
सस्रhas flowed/extended
सस्र:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसृ (धातु)
उर्वीbroad, wide
उर्वी:
Kartṛ-sāmānādhikaraṇya
TypeAdjective
Rootउर्वी (prātipadika)
पृथुbroadly, wide
पृथु:
Karma (extent) / Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootपृथु (prātipadika)
प्रतीकfront, face; appearance
प्रतीक:
Adhikaraṇa (in compound with मध्ये) / Karma (contextual)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतीक (prātipadika)
मध्येin the middle
मध्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमध्य (prātipadika)
इधेis kindled; burns
इधे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइध् (धातु)
अग्निःAgni (fire)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
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