Rig Veda 7.98.6: Mandala 7, Sukta 98, Mantra 6
Sukta 7.98
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional for Maṇḍala 7)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तवेदं विश्वमभितः पशव्यं यत्पश्यसि चक्षसा सूर्यस्य । गवामसि गोपतिरेक इन्द्र भक्षीमहि ते प्रयतस्य वस्वः ॥
Transliteration
tavédáṃ víśvam abhítaḥ paśavyàṃ yát páśyasi cákṣasā sū́ryasya | gávām asi gopátir éka indra bhakṣīmáhi te práyatasya vásvaḥ ||
Translation
汝のまはりにあるこの一切は、汝の生ける力の富、牧畜の宝なり――太陽の眼（スーリヤの眼）をもって汝が見るものすべて。インドラよ、汝は光の牛（光線なる牛群）のただ一人の主、守護者なり。願はくは、汝が正しく捧げ、正しく導きたまふ財を、われら分かち受けん。
Word by Word
तवof you / your
तव:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
इदम्this
इदम्:
कर्म (with implied ‘is/exists’ or as object in sense)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वम्all, the whole (everything)
विश्वम्:
कर्म/विषय (the whole, as ‘everything’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अभितःaround, on all sides
अभितः:
अधिकरण (circumstantial: ‘around/on all sides’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभितः (अव्यय)
पशव्यम्rich in cattle, abounding in livestock
पशव्यम्:
विशेषण (qualifier of ‘विश्वम्/इदम्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootपशव्य (प्रातिपदिक) < पशु
यत्which, that which
यत्:
सम्बन्ध/अन्वय (relative: ‘that which’)
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पश्यसिyou see
पश्यसि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (दर्शने)
चक्षसाwith (your) sight/eye
चक्षसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्यस्यof the Sun
सूर्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitival: ‘of the Sun’)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
गवाम्of cows / of cattle
गवाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भुवि)
गोपतिःlord/guardian of cattle
गोपतिः:
कर्तृ/विशेष्य (predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootगोपति (प्रातिपदिक) = गो + पति
एकःalone, unique
एकः:
विशेषण (of ‘गोपतिः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
भक्षीमहिmay we partake/eat/enjoy
भक्षीमहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भक्ष् (भक्षणे)
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रयतस्यof the prepared/ordered (one); of the well-directed
प्रयतस्य:
विशेषण (of ‘वस्वः’)
TypeAdjective (participial)
Rootप्र-√यम् (यमे) → प्रयत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, ‘restrained/controlled; prepared’)
वस्वःof wealth, of treasure
वस्वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitival: ‘of wealth/treasure’)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
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