Rig Veda 7.66.6: Mandala 7, Sukta 66, Mantra 6

Sukta 7.66

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (family attribution for RV 7.66)

Devata: Ādityas with emphasis on Aditi; implicitly Mitra–Varuṇa as ‘rājānā’

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उत स्वराजो अदितिरदब्धस्य व्रतस्य ये । महो राजान ईशते ॥

Transliteration

utá svárājo áditiḥ ádabdhasya vratásya yé | mahó rājāna ī́śate ||

Translation

സ്വരാജ്ഞിയായ അദിതി—അദബ്ധ (അജേയ) വ്രതത്തിന്റെ വിശാലമായ സ്വതന്ത്രത—അതിൽ ആ മഹാരാജാക്കന്മാർ തങ്ങളുടെ അധിപത്യം നടത്തുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• उत: and, also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• स्वराजः: self-ruling (sovereign) ones
• स्वराजः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: स्वराज् (स्व + राज्)

• अदितिः: Aditi
• अदितिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदिति

• अदब्धस्य: of the uninjured/undeceived, unassailable
• अदब्धस्य: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदब्ध (a- + dabdhá)

• व्रतस्य: of the ordinance / sacred law
• व्रतस्य: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun (relative)
• Root: यद्

• महः: of greatness, of the great (power)
• महः: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun (from adjective)
• Root: महत्

• राजानौ: two kings
• राजानौ: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्

• ईशते: rules, has dominion
• ईशते: Kriyā (verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईश्