Rig Veda 7.8.7: Mandala 7, Sukta 8, Mantra 7
Sukta 7.8
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; verify by scansion)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नू त्वामग्न ईमहे वसिष्ठा ईशानं सूनो सहसो वसूनाम् । इषं स्तोतृभ्यो मघवद्भ्य आनड्यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
Transliteration
nū́ tvām agne ī́mahe vásiṣṭhā īśānáṃ sū́no sahaso vásūnām | íṣaṃ stotṛ́bhyo maghávadbhya ā́naḍ yūyám pāta svastíbhíḥ sádā naḥ ||
Translation
いま我らは汝を求める、アグニ（Agni）よ—我らヴァシシュタ（Vasiṣṭha）族は—汝は主権者、力の子、あらゆる富の主。讃歌する者たち、施し豊かな者たちに、衝きと養いを与えよ。つねに安泰もて我らを守りたまえ。
Word by Word
नूnow, indeed
नू:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (अव्यय)
त्वाम्you (as object)
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
ईमहेwe implore / we seek
ईमहे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootईम् + √इ (इच्छा/गमनार्थे; वेद. ‘ईमहे’ = ‘याचामहे/प्रार्थयामहे’)
वसिष्ठाःthe Vasiṣṭhas (we, the Vasiṣṭha seers)
वसिष्ठाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper/collective)
Rootवसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
ईशानम्the lord, the ruler
ईशानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootईशान (√ईश् ‘to rule’ से)
सूनोO son
सूनो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु
सहसःof might/strength
सहसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्
वसूनाम्of the goods/treasures
वसूनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु
इषम्nourishment, refreshment
इषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइष् (इषा/इषम् ‘refreshment, nourishment’)
स्तोतृभ्यःto the praisers
स्तोतृभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोतृ (√स्तु ‘to praise’ से)
मघवद्भ्यःto the bountiful/generous (patrons)
मघवद्भ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootमघवत्
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
नड्यूयम्a flowing (stream-like) [gift/refreshment]
नड्यूयम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootनड्यूय (प्रातिपदिक; वेद. ‘नड्यूय’ = ‘नदीय/नद्यः-सम्बद्ध’, ‘river-like/streaming’—इषा/प्रवाह-विशेष)
पातprotect! / guard!
पात:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पाने/रक्षणे)
स्वस्तिभिःwith well-being, with blessings
स्वस्तिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति
सदाalways
सदा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
नःfor us / of us
नः:
Sampradāna/सम्बन्ध (contextual)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
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