Rig Veda 7.43.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 43, Mantra 3
Sukta 7.43
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (probable)
Devata: Agni (as consecrator) and the collective Devāḥ invited to the barhis
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ पुत्रासो न मातरं विभृत्राः सानौ देवासो बर्हिषः सदन्तु । आ विश्वाची विदथ्यामनक्त्वग्ने मा नो देवताता मृधस्कः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ putrā́so ná mātáraṁ víbhṛtrāḥ sā́nau devā́so bárhiṣaḥ sadantu | ā́ viśvā́cī vidathyā́m anaktv ágne mā́ no devátātā mṛ́dhas kaḥ ||
Translation
神々よ、聖座の草（バルヒス）に坐せ。母を囲む子らのように、頂において彼女を支えつつ。アグニよ、この四方に及ぶ祭会を塗油して清めよ。敵対の力よ、われらの神的成就に触れるな。
Word by Word
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
पुत्रासःsons
पुत्रासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (prātipadika)
नlike; as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (particle)
मातरम्mother
मातरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (prātipadika)
विभृत्राःsupporters; sustainers (distributors)
विभृत्राः:
Kartā (apposition to देवासः)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootवि-भृतृ (kṛdanta/prātipadika from √भृ ‘to bear, support’ with vi-)
सानौon the summit; on the height
सानौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसानु (prātipadika)
देवासःthe gods
देवासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (prātipadika)
बर्हिषःof the sacred grass (barhis)
बर्हिषः:
Adhikaraṇa (ritual locus: ‘at/on the barhis’)
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (prātipadika)
सदन्तुlet (them) sit
सदन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (to sit) [class 1]
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
विश्वाचीall-reaching; going in all directions
विश्वाची:
Karma (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्वाच्/विश्वाची (prātipadika)
विदथ्याम्the ceremonial/assembly (offering/rite)
विदथ्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootविदथ्य (prātipadika from विदथ ‘assembly/rite’)
अनक्तुlet (him) anoint; let (him) besmear
अनक्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अञ्ज्/√अनज् (to anoint, smear) [Vedic]
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sampradāna (addressed deity)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (prohibitive particle)
नःof us; our; to/against us
नः:
Sampradāna/Adhikaraṇa (with मृधः-: ‘against us’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun)
देवताताdivine ordinance; godhead/power of the gods
देवताता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेवताता (prātipadika; abstract/collective from देवता)
मृधस्कःharmful; hostile; bringing injury
मृधस्कः:
Kartā (predicate/qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootमृधस् (prātipadika ‘harm, hostility’)
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