Rig Veda 7.1.7: Mandala 7, Sukta 1, Mantra 7
Sukta 7.1
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; verify in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
विश्वा अग्नेऽप दहारातीर्येभिस्तपोभिरदहो जरूथम् । प्र निस्वरं चातयस्वामीवाम् ॥
Transliteration
viśvā́ agne ápa dahā́rātīr yébhis tápobhir ádaho járūtham | prá ni-svaráṃ cā́tayasvāmī́vām ||
Translation
Burn away, O Agni, all the hostile powers—by those fires of tapas with which you once burned the old decay; drive out, with a clear cry, the sickness that assails.
Word by Word
विश्वाःall (f.)
विश्वाः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अपaway, off
अप:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (अव्यय)
दहburn!
दह:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदह् (धातु)
अरातिःhostility, harm
अरातिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअराति (प्रातिपदिक)
येभिःwith which
येभिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तपःभिःwith heats, with austerities (fiery powers)
तपःभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अदहःthou didst burn
अदहः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदह् (धातु)
जरूथम्decay, wasting (harm)
जरूथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजरूथ (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (अव्यय)
निःस्वरम्soundless, noiselessly
निःस्वरम्:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootनिःस्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
चातयdrive away!, chase off!
चातय:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootचत्/चातय् (धातु; causative stem)
स्वone’s own (man), the kinsman
स्व:
Karma
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootस्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अमीवाम्the sickening one; disease/demon of disease
अमीवाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअमीवा (प्रातिपदिक)
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