Rig Veda 7.87.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 87, Mantra 3
Sukta 7.87
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha Maitrāvaruṇi)
Devata: Varuṇa (with his spaśaḥ as attendant powers)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
परि स्पशो वरुणस्य स्मदिष्टा उभे पश्यन्ति रोदसी सुमेके । ऋतावानः कवयो यज्ञधीराः प्रचेतसो य इषयन्त मन्म ॥
Transliteration
pári spáśo váruṇasya smádiṣṭā ubhé paśyanti ródasī suméke | ṛtā́vānaḥ kaváyo yajñádhīrāḥ prá-cetaso yá iṣáyanta mánma ||
Translation
遍くめぐるヴァルナの見張り人（スパシャ）――最も心を配る者たち――は、二つの世界（天と地）が麗しい秩序にあるのを見守る。ṛta（宇宙の真序）に満ち、祭儀に賢く、識別に光り輝く詩聖たちは、明知（pracetasaḥ）として、われらの内に霊感の思い（manman）を駆り立て、真理へと向かわせる。
Word by Word
परिaround, all around
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्पशःspies, watchers
स्पशः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्पश् (प्रातिपदिक: स्पश-)
वरुणस्यof Varuṇa
वरुणस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
स्मत्of us
स्मत्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इष्टाःappointed, chosen
इष्टाः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootइष् (धातु) → इष्ट (कृदन्त, भूतकृत/कर्मणि-क्त)
उभेboth
उभे:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ (सर्वनाम-विशेषण प्रातिपदिक: उभ-)
पश्यन्तिthey see
पश्यन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (पश्य-)
रोदसीthe two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदसी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (द्वन्द्व/द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक; द्यावापृथिव्यौ)
सु-मेकेwell-set, steadfast
सु-मेके:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु (उपसर्ग) + मेक (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतावानःpossessing ṛta (cosmic order), truthful
ऋतावानः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (मतुप्-प्रत्यय) → ऋतावन्
कवयःseers, sages
कवयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञधीराḥritually-wise, having insight in sacrifice
यज्ञधीराḥ:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + धीर (प्रातिपदिक) → यज्ञधीर
प्रचेतसःclear-minded, foreknowing
प्रचेतसः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इषयन्तthey set in motion, impel
इषयन्त:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (धातु) → इषय (णिच् causative stem)
मनःthought, mind (intent)
मनः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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