Rig Veda 7.61.7: Mandala 7, Sukta 61, Mantra 7
Sukta 7.61
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इयं देव पुरोहितिर्युवभ्यां यज्ञेषु मित्रावरुणावकारि । विश्वानि दुर्गा पिपृतं तिरो नो यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
Transliteration
iyáṃ deva puróhitiro yuvábhyāṃ yajñéṣu mitrāvaruṇāv akāri | víśvāni durgā́ pipṛtaṃ tiró no yūyáṃ pāta svastí-bhiḥ sádā naḥ ||
Translation
神々よ、この前に据えられた導きの祭司力（purohita）は、祭儀の中で汝ら二柱のために成された、ミトラとヴァルナよ。あらゆる難路を越えてわれらを渡らせたまえ。汝らは安寧（svasti）をもって、つねにわれらを守りたまえ。
Word by Word
इयम्this (she/this one)
इयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवO god
देव:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरोहितिःthe priestly function / priesthood (the officiating priest)
पुरोहितिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपुरोहिती (प्रातिपदिक; पुरस् + धा/हित > पुरोहित; स्त्रीभाव)
युवभ्याम्for you two / to you two
युवभ्याम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुवम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञेषुin the sacrifices
यज्ञेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रावरुणौO Mitra and Varuṇa
मित्रावरुणौ:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootमित्रावरुण (द्वन्द्व-समास प्रातिपदिक)
अकारिhas been made / has been performed
अकारि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
विश्वानिall
विश्वानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
दुर्गाdifficult passages / dangers
दुर्गा:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
पिपृतम्carry (us) across / bring through
पिपृतम्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootपॄ (धातु; पिपृ- reduplicated present)
तिरःacross; beyond
तिरः:
Upapada (directional/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिरस् (अव्यय)
नःfor us / of us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
यूयम्you (all)
यूयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
पातprotect
पात:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
स्वस्तिभिःwith well-being / with blessings
स्वस्तिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
सदाalways
सदा:
Adhikaraṇa (temporal)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
नःus
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
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