Rig Veda 7.42.6: Mandala 7, Sukta 42, Mantra 6
Sukta 7.42
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni (with a concluding collective appeal to the assisting Powers: ‘yūyam pāta’)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable for RV 7.42; verse length and cadence consistent)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एवाग्निं सहस्यं वसिष्ठो रायस्कामो विश्वप्स्न्यस्य स्तौत् । इषं रयिं पप्रथद्वाजमस्मे यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
Transliteration
evā́gniṁ sahasyàṁ váṣiṣṭho rāyáskāmo viśvápsnyasyá staut | íṣaṁ rayíṁ paprathád vā́jam asmè yūyáṁ pāta svastíbhíḥ sadā́ naḥ ||
Translation
かくして、充溢の富を求めるヴァシシュタ（Vasiṣṭha）は、強力なるアグニ（Agni）、万般に効きわたる働きの主を讃えた。願わくは彼が、われらのために衝迫（iṣ）と内なる富（rayi）とを広げ、力の充満（vāja）をもたらさんことを。諸力よ、つねに安寧の調和をもってわれらを護れ。
Word by Word
एवthus, indeed
एव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अग्निम्Agni (the Fire-god)
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
सहस्यम्mighty, powerful (lit. ‘of strength’)
सहस्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्य
वसिष्ठःVasiṣṭha
वसिष्ठः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootवसिष्ठ
रायस्कामःdesiring wealth
रायस्कामः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootरायस्-काम
विश्वप्स्न्यस्यof all-encompassing/omni-working (Agni)
विश्वप्स्न्यस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeAdjective (genitival)
Rootविश्वप्स्न्य
स्तौत्praised
स्तौत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु
इषम्refreshment, nourishment
इषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा
रयिम्wealth
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि
पप्रथत्has spread forth, has extended
पप्रथत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-प्रथ्
वाजम्prize, strength, (victory-)booty
वाजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाज
अस्मेfor us, to us
अस्मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
यूयम्you (all)
यूयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
पातprotect
पात:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा
स्वस्तिभिःwith well-being, with blessings
स्वस्तिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति
सदाalways
सदा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
नःus
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
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