Rig Veda 7.8.6: Mandala 7, Sukta 8, Mantra 6
Sukta 7.8
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni (and the empowered Word for Agni)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; verify by scansion)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इदं वचः शतसाः संसहस्रमुदग्नये जनिषीष्ट द्विबर्हाः । शं यत्स्तोतृभ्य आपये भवाति द्युमदमीवचातनं रक्षोहा ॥
Transliteration
idáṃ vácaḥ śatá-sāḥ sáṃsahasram úd agnáye janiṣīṣṭa dví-bárhāḥ | śáṃ yát stotṛ́bhya ā́paye bhávāti dyumád amīva-cā́tanaṃ rakṣó-hā ||
Translation
この言葉—百の力をもち、千重に増すもの—が、アグニ（Agni）のために上方へと生まれ出でよ、二重に担う者よ。讃歌する者たちが飲み受ける安寧と満ち足りとなれ—光輝に満ち、病を払い、ラクシャス（rakṣas）を討つものとなれ。
Word by Word
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वचःutterance, speech
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
शतसाःhundredfold
शतसाः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशतसा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘शत’ + -स)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
सहस्रम्a thousand
सहस्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
उत्up, forth
उत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग)
अग्नयेfor Agni
अग्नये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
जनिषीष्टmay you beget/produce (for yourself); bring forth
जनिषीष्ट:
—
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनि/जन) + सन् (इच्छार्थक) → जनिषीष्
द्विबर्हाःtwofold-lofty; having two elevations
द्विबर्हाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootद्वि-बर्हस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘two’ + ‘height/loftiness’)
शम्well-being, welfare
शम्:
Karma
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय)
यत्which, that (benefit)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोतृभ्यःto the praisers
स्तोतृभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोतृ (प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु ‘to praise’)
आपयेfor help/aid; for refreshment
आपये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootआपि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘help, aid, refreshment’)
भवातिbecomes; comes to be
भवाति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भू
द्युमत्splendid, radiant
द्युमत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootद्युमत् (प्रातिपदिक; द्यु ‘splendour’ + -मत्)
अमीवचातनम्driving away of sickness
अमीवचातनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (action/result)
Rootअमीव-चातन (प्रातिपदिक; अमीव ‘disease’ + √चत्/चातय् ‘to drive away’)
रक्षोहाslayer of demons (rakṣas)
रक्षोहा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (agent epithet)
Rootरक्षस्-हन् (प्रातिपदिक; रक्षस् ‘demon’ + √हन् ‘to slay’)
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