Rig Veda 7.6.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 6, Mantra 1
Sukta 7.6
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vāsiṣṭha tradition for Maṇḍala 7; specific attribution within 7.6 not provided in input)
Devata: Agni (as sovereign asura-power; Indra referenced as comparison)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; not explicitly provided in input)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र सम्राजो असुरस्य प्रशस्तिं पुंसः कृष्टीनामनुमाद्यस्य । इन्द्रस्येव प्र तवसस्कृतानि वन्दे दारुं वन्दमानो विवक्मि ॥
Transliteration
prá samrā́jo ásurasya práśastiṃ puṃsáḥ kṛṣṭīnā́m anumā́dyasya | índrasyeva prá tavásas kṛtā́ni vánde dā́ruṃ vándamāno vivakmi ||
Translation
われは至上の王たるアスラ（主権の力）の讃美を前に掲げる――諸民を鼓舞する歓喜を。インドラのごとき強大な業になぞらえて、強者の成し遂げた働きを宣言する。われは聖なる木に礼拝し、礼拝しつつ言葉を発する。
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
सम्राजःof the sovereign/overlord
सम्राजः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootसम्राज् (प्रातिपदिक)
असुरस्यof the Asura (lord)
असुरस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रशस्तिम्praise, eulogy
प्रशस्तिम्:
कर्म (object of implied/understood verb of praising/declaring)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रशस्ति (प्रातिपदिक; from √शंस with pra)
पुंसःof the man/hero
पुंसः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootपुंस्/पुम्स् (प्रातिपदिक)
कृष्टीनाम्of the peoples/communities
कृष्टीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुमाद्यस्यof the one to be gladdened/cheered (worthy of rejoicing)
अनुमाद्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुमाद्य (प्रातिपदिक; gerundive/future passive participle from √मद with anu)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
प्रforth
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
तवसःof strength, of might
तवसः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootतवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
कृतानिdeeds, things done
कृतानि:
कर्म (things done; object of speaking/praising)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootकृत (PPP from √कृ)
वन्देI praise, I worship
वन्दे:
क्रिया (main verb)
TypeVerb
Root√वन्द्
दारुम्wood; (ritual) sacred wood/fuel
दारुम्:
कर्म (object of वन्दे)
TypeNoun
Rootदारु (प्रातिपदिक)
वन्दमानःpraising, worshipping
वन्दमानः:
कर्तृ (agent, co-referential with speaker)
TypeParticiple
Rootवन्दमान (present middle participle from √वन्द्)
विवक्मिI utter, I proclaim
विवक्मि:
क्रिया (coordinated verb)
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (Vedic desiderative/intentive formation; ‘to wish to speak/utter’)
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