Rig Veda 7.103.8 — Mandala 7, Sukta 103, Mantra 8
Sukta 7.103
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional)
Devata: Brahman/Vā́c in the Soma-rite; frogs as emblematic chorus
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ब्राह्मणासः सोमिनो वाचमक्रत ब्रह्म कृण्वन्तः परिवत्सरीणम् । अध्वर्यवो घर्मिणः सिष्विदाना आविर्भवन्ति गुह्या न के चित् ॥
Transliteration
brāhmaṇā́saḥ sómino vā́cam akrata bráhma kṛṇvántaḥ parivatsarī́ṇam | adhvaryávo gharmíṇaḥ sisvidānā́ āvír bhavanti guhyā́ ná ké cit ||
Translation
The Soma-bearers make speech; making brahman that belongs to the whole turning year. The Adhvaryus, heated with the inner fire and sweating with effort, become manifest—though hidden before from all: so the concealed powers emerge when the season of inspiration arrives.
Word by Word
ब्राह्मणासःthe Brahmins
ब्राह्मणासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक) < ब्रह्मन्
सोमिनःSoma-pressers / Soma-drinkers
सोमिनः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसोमिन् (प्रातिपदिक) < सोम
वाचम्speech, utterance
वाचम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
अक्रतthey made / fashioned
अक्रत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
ब्रह्मsacred formulation, hymn (brahman)
ब्रह्म:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
कृण्वन्तःmaking, performing
कृण्वन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (Participle)
Rootकृ (धातु)
परिवत्सरीणम्yearly, annual
परिवत्सरीणम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootपरिवत्सरीण (प्रातिपदिक) < परिवत्सर
अध्वर्यवःthe Adhvaryu priests
अध्वर्यवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
घर्मिणःpossessing the gharma (hot drink/rite), ‘gharma-priests’
घर्मिणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootघर्मिन् (प्रातिपदिक) < घर्म
सिष्विदानाःsweating, steaming (with heat/effort)
सिष्विदानाः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (Participle)
Rootस्विद्/स्वेद् (धातु) (वैदिक: ‘to sweat, to be heated’)
आविःopenly, manifest
आविः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआविस् (अव्यय)
भवन्तिthey become, appear
भवन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
गुह्याःhidden, secret
गुह्याः:
कर्तृ/विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootगुह्य (प्रातिपदिक) < गुह् (‘to hide’)
नnot / like
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
केsome, any (persons)
के:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootक (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चित्indeed, even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
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