Rig Veda 7.4.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 4, Mantra 5
Sukta 7.4
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ यो योनिं देवकृतं ससाद क्रत्वा ह्यग्निरमृताँ अतारीत् । तमोषधीश्च वनिनश्च गर्भं भूमिश्च विश्वधायसं बिभर्ति ॥
Transliteration
ā yó yóniṃ deva-kṛ́taṃ sasā́da kratvā́ hy agnír amṛ́tān átārīt | tám oṣádhīś ca váninaś ca gárbhaṃ bhū́miś ca viśvá-dhāyasaṃ bibharti ||
Translation
神々の造りたもうた胎座へと来たり着いたその者――意志の力によって、アグニは不死者たちをも越え渡った。薬草も森の木々も彼を胚として宿し、大地もまた、万物を支える彼を、普遍の生成の秘められた種として抱く。
Word by Word
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
योनिम्womb; source; abode
योनिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि- (प्रातिपदिक)
देवकृतम्made by the gods
देवकृतम्:
—
TypeAdjective (past passive participle)
Rootदेव-कृत- (कृदन्त; √कृ ‘to make’)
ससादhas sat down; has come to rest; has approached
ससाद:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (सीदति) ‘to sit down, settle, come to rest’
क्रत्वाby (his) will/power; by resolve
क्रत्वा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु- (प्रातिपदिक)
हिfor; indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
अग्निःAgni (fire)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृतान्the immortals (gods)
अमृतान्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective (substantivized)
Rootअमृत- (प्रातिपदिक)
अतारीत्crossed over; passed beyond
अतारीत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√तॄ (तरति) ‘to cross over’
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ओषधीःplants; herbs
ओषधीः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि- (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
वनिनःtrees; forest-lords (wood-bearing ones)
वनिनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवनिन्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘tree/wooded one’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
गर्भम्embryo; seed; hidden germ
गर्भम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ- (प्रातिपदिक)
भूमिःEarth
भूमिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि- (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
विश्वधायसम्all-sustaining; containing all nourishment/support
विश्वधायसम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व-धायस्- (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय: ‘having all supports/nourishments’)
बिभर्तिbears; supports
बिभर्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरति) ‘to bear, support’
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