Rig Veda 2.7.1: Mandala 2, Sukta 7, Mantra 1
Sukta 2.7
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
श्रेष्ठं यविष्ठ भारताग्ने द्युमन्तमा भर । वसो पुरुस्पृहं रयिम् ॥
Transliteration
śréṣṭhaṃ yaviṣṭha bhāratā́gne dyumántam ā́ bhara | váso puruspṛ́haṃ rayím ||
Translation
ഹേ ഭാരതരുടെ അഗ്നേ! ഹേ യവിഷ്ഠ, ഹേ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ! ഞങ്ങളിലേക്കു ദ്യുമന്ത—തേജസ്സുള്ള—സമ്പത്ത് കൊണ്ടുവരിക; ഹേ വസു! പലർക്കും അത്യന്തം ആഗ്രഹ്യമായ റയി (സമൃദ്ധി) കൊണ്ടുവരിക.
Word by Word
श्रेष्ठम्the best
श्रेष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; √श्रि/श्रय् ‘to lean on, excel’ > श्रेयस्/श्रेष्ठ superl.)
यविष्ठO youngest (most youthful)
यविष्ठ:
(Sambodhana; संबोधितः)
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootयविष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; युवा/युवन् ‘young’ का superl. ‘youngest/most youthful’)
भारतO Bhārata (Agni of the Bharatas)
भारत:
(Sambodhana; संबोधितः)
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootभारत (प्रातिपदिक; भरत-वंश/भरत-सम्बन्धी; अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
(Sambodhana; संबोधितः)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
द्यु॒मन्तम्splendid, radiant
द्यु॒मन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootद्यु॒मन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; द्युमत् ‘bright, splendid’ < द्युत्/द्युत् ‘to shine’)
आhither, towards (us)
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषण; दिशासूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
भरbring!
भर:
(क्रिया; आज्ञा)
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे)
वसोO good one / O wealthy one
वसो:
(Sambodhana; संबोधितः)
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुस्पृहम्much-coveted, greatly desired
पुरुस्पृहम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु- + स्पृह (प्रातिपदिक; स्पृह ‘desire/longing’ < √स्पृह् ‘to desire’) → पुरुस्पृह ‘much-desired’
रयिम्wealth, bounty
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
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