Rig Veda 7.43.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 43, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.43
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (probable)
Devata: Ṛta/Devāḥ (streams of Truth; associated with Vasus as abundance-powers)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ते सीषपन्त जोषमा यजत्रा ऋतस्य धाराः सुदुघा दुहानाः । ज्येष्ठं वो अद्य मह आ वसूनामा गन्तन समनसो यति ष्ठ ॥
Transliteration
té sī́ṣapanta jóṣam ā́ yájatṛā ṛtásya dhā́rāḥ sudúghā dúhānāḥ | jyéṣṭhaṁ vo adyá máha ā́ vasū́nām ā́ gantana sámanaso yáti ṣṭha ||
Translation
願わくは、祭らるべき愛すべき〈真理（ṛta）〉の流れが、歓喜（joṣa）へと押し進み、甘く多く乳を搾りて豊穣を汲み出さん。今日、心を一つにして来たり、汝らの最上の偉大へ、諸ヴァス（Vasus）の至高の充満へと至れ。
Word by Word
तेthey (those)
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सीषपन्तthey hasten / they set in motion
सीषपन्त:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√सिषप्/√सिषप् (प्रेरणे/गमने; Vedic)
जोषम्delight, enjoyment, favor
जोषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजोष (प्रातिपदिक; from √जुष् ‘to be pleased, to enjoy’)
आtowards, hither
आ:
Upasarga
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
यजत्राःworshipful, worthy of sacrifice
यजत्राः:
Kartā (apposition to ते)
TypeAdjective
Rootयजत्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘worthy of worship’, from √यज्)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order / truth)
ऋतस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
धाराःstreams, flows
धाराः:
Kartā (apposition/subject with ते)
TypeNoun
Rootधारा (प्रातिपदिक; from √धृ ‘to hold/flow’)
सुदुघाःrichly yielding, well-milking
सुदुघाः:
Kartā (qualifier of धाराः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-दुघ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘well-milking/abundantly yielding’, from √दुह्)
दुहानाःmilking, yielding
दुहानाः:
Kartā (qualifier of धाराः)
TypeParticiple
Root√दुह् (दोहने) + शानच् (मध्यम/कर्तरि कृदन्त)
ज्येष्ठम्the greatest, the chief
ज्येष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
वःfor you / of you
वः:
Sampradāna (for you) / Sambandha (of you)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa (time)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
महत्great
महत्:
Karma (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, hither
आ:
Upasarga
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वसूनाम्of the goods/wealths
वसूनाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither
आ:
Upasarga
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
गन्तनcome! (you all)
गन्तन:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गतौ)
समनसःbeing of one mind, unanimous
समनसः:
Kartā (qualifier of implied ‘you’)
TypeAdjective
Rootस-मनस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘of one mind’)
यतिin the rite/effort; in the act of striving
यति:
Adhikaraṇa (locus/occasion)
TypeNoun
Rootयति (प्रातिपदिक; from √यत् ‘to strive/hold’)
स्थbe (so)! / be present!
स्थ:
Kriyā (auxiliary/exhortation)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु; ‘to be’) / enclitic 2nd pl. imperative/indicative in Vedic usage
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