Rig Veda 7.1.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 1, Mantra 5

Sukta 7.1

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; verify in critical edition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

दा नो अग्ने धिया रयिं सुवीरं स्वपत्यं सहस्य प्रशस्तम् । न यं यावा तरति यातुमावान् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.1.5

Transliteration

dā no agne dhiyā́ rayíṃ su-vī́raṃ sva-patyáṃ sahasya praśastám | ná yaṃ yā́vā tárati yātu-mā́vān ||

Translation

ഹേ അഗ്നേ, ധിയാ (ജാഗൃതചിന്ത) വഴി ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് റയി നല്കണമേ—സുവീര (വീരബലസമ്പന്ന), സ്വപത്യ (ശ്രേഷ്ഠാധിപത്യം/സുശാസനം) കൂടാതെ സഹസ്യമായ, പ്രശസ്തമായ സമൃദ്ധി; അതിനെ യാതുമാവാൻ (മാന്ത്രികൻ/മായാവി) യാവാ ഒരുവനും മറികടക്കുകയോ കടക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യില്ല.

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Word by Word

• दा: give
• दा: (predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (√दा ‘देने’)

• नः: to us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna (recipient; ‘to us/for us’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: (addressed deity)
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: अग्नि

• धिया: by/with (our) thought, prayer
• धिया: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: धी

• रयिम्: wealth
• रयिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रयि

• सुवीरम्: rich in good heroes / having brave sons
• सुवीरम्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-वीर (प्रातिपदिक: सुवीर)

• स्वपत्यम्: good lordship; good mastery/householdership
• स्वपत्यम्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: स्व-पत्य (प्रातिपदिक: स्वपत्य)

• सहस्य: O mighty one / O strong one
• सहस्य: (addressed deity)
• Type: Adjective (vocative epithet)
• Root: सहस् (प्रातिपदिक: सहस्य)

• प्रशस्तम्: praised, renowned
• प्रशस्तम्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle)
• Root: प्र-शंस् (kṛdanta: प्रशस्त ‘praised’)

• न: not
• न: (negates verb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• यम्: whom/which
• यम्: Karma (of तरति)
• Type: Pronoun (relative)
• Root: यद्

• यावा: (anyone) as far as / however far
• यावा: Kartā (with तरति)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective (correlative/measure)
• Root: यावन्

• तरति: crosses, overcomes
• तरति: (predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (√तॄ ‘तरणे’)

• यातुमावान्: possessing magic/witchcraft; sorcerous (one)
• यातुमावान्: Kartā (qualifier of the subject of तरति)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यातुमा-वन् (प्रातिपदिक: यातुमावन्)