Rig Veda 7.49.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 49, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.49
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha-gotra; traditional attribution for Maṇḍala 7)
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters), with invoked presences of Varuṇa, Soma, and Agni Vaiśvānara
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; RV 7.49 commonly in Triṣṭubh—verify against padic count in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यासु राजा वरुणो यासु सोमो विश्वे देवा यासूर्जं मदन्ति । वैश्वानरो यास्वग्निः प्रविष्टस्ता आपो देवीरिह मामवन्तु ॥
Transliteration
yā́su rājā́ váruṇo yā́su sómo víśve devā́ yā́sū́rjaṃ mádanti | vaiśvānaráḥ yā́sv agníḥ práviṣṭas tā́ ā́po devī́r ihá mā́m avantu ||
Translation
その水のうちに王ヴァルナは主として在り、その水のうちにソーマ（Soma）は流れ、その水のうちに万神は増大の歓喜に酔い、その水のうちにヴァイシュヴァーナラの火、アグニ（Vaiśvānara Agni）は入り住む――その水なる女神たちよ、ここにて我を守りたまえ。
Word by Word
यासुin which (waters)
यासु:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → या-
राजाthe king
राजा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
कर्तृ (राजा इति विशेष्यस्य)
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
यासुin which
यासु:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् → या-
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ (विश्वे इति विशेषणेन)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
यासुin which
यासु:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् → या-
ऊर्जम्nourishment, strength
ऊर्जम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्ज्/ऊर्जा (प्रातिपदिक; नपुंसक-रूपम्)
मदन्तिrejoice / are exhilarated
मदन्ति:
(अकर्मक-प्रयोगे) कर्तृ-क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (धातु)
वैश्वानरःVaiśvānara (Agni as ‘belonging to all men’)
वैश्वानरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (Proper epithet)
Rootवैश्वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
यासुin which
यासु:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् → या-
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रविष्टःentered, having entered
प्रविष्टः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeParticiple
Rootप्र-√विश् (धातु) → प्रविष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
ताःthose
ताः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → ता-
आपःwaters
आपः:
कर्तृ (ताः इति सर्वनामेन सह)
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुवचन-प्रयोगः)
देवीःgoddesses, divine
देवीः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण (देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
माम्me
माम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अवन्तुmay (they) protect
अवन्तु:
(सकर्मक) कर्तृ-क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (धातु) [रक्षणे]
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Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
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