Rig Veda 7.68.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 68, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.68
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयं ह यद्वां देवया उ अद्रिरूर्ध्वो विवक्ति सोमसुद्युवभ्याम् । आ वल्गू विप्रो ववृतीत हव्यैः ॥
Transliteration
ayáṃ ha yád vāṃ deva-yā́ u adrír ūrdhvó vívakti soma-súd yuvábhyām | ā́ valgū́ vipró vavṛtīta havyáiḥ ||
Translation
まことに——神を求める搾り石（adri）がまっすぐに持ち上げられるとき——それは汝ら二柱のためにソーマ（Soma）を解き放つ。美を志す聖見者（vipra）は供物（havis）をもって汝らに向き直る。
Word by Word
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हindeed, surely
ह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (निपात)
यत्that which
यत्:
—
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सम्बन्ध/यत्-प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्for you two / of you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक)
देवयाby/with divine (power/way)
देवया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + -या (तृतीया एकवचन) अथवा देवय (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
उand, also; indeed
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
अद्रिःthe stone (pressing-stone)
अद्रिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्ध्वःupright, raised
ऊर्ध्वः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक)
विवक्तिseparates, apportions
विवक्ति:
Karma
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (वच्) + वि-
सोमSoma
सोम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
सुद्युवभ्याम्to/for the two good-shining ones
सुद्युवभ्याम्:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootसुद्युव (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; सु- + द्युव)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वल्गूbeautifully, pleasantly
वल्गू:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवल्गु (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
विप्रःthe inspired poet/priest
विप्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ववृतीतlet him turn/roll (towards), let him proceed
ववृतीत:
Karma
TypeVerb
Root√वृत् (वृत्) / √वृ (वृ) (वेदिक-रूप: ववृतीत)
हव्यैःwith oblations
हव्यैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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