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Rig Veda 3.7.7: Mandala 3, Sukta 7, Mantra 7

Sukta 3.7

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni (with allied divine powers; also Vena/Bird as visionary symbol within Agni’s ascent)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

अध्वर्युभिः पञ्चभिः सप्त विप्राः प्रियं रक्षन्ते निहितं पदं वेः । प्राञ्चो मदन्त्युक्षणो अजुर्या देवा देवानामनु हि व्रता गुः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 3.7.7

adhvaryúbhiḥ páñcabhiḥ saptá víprāḥ priyáṃ rakṣante níhitaṃ padáṃ véḥ | prā́ñco madanty ukṣáṇo ajúryā devā́ devā́nām ánu hí vratā́ gúḥ ||

पाच अध्वर्युंसह सात विप्र त्या पक्षी (वे)चे प्रिय, लपलेले पद रक्षितात. पुढे तोंड करून, अजर वृषभ-स्वरूप देव आनंदित होतात—देवांच्या देवांच्या व्रतांनुसारच ते गमन करतात.

अध्वर्युभिःby/with the adhvaryu-priests
अध्वर्युभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर्यु- (प्रातिपदिक)
पञ्चभिःwith five
पञ्चभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective (Numeral)
Rootपञ्चन् (संख्याशब्द)
सप्तseven
सप्त:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (Numeral)
Rootसप्तन् (संख्याशब्द)
विप्राःinspired sages/priests
विप्राः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रियंdear, beloved
प्रियं:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय- (प्रातिपदिक)
रक्षन्तेthey guard/protect
रक्षन्ते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष् (धातु)
निहितम्placed, deposited
निहितम्:
कर्म
TypeParticiple (Past Passive)
Rootनि-धा (धातु) → निहित (कृदन्त)
पदम्step/footing; (ritual) station/track
पदम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपद- (प्रातिपदिक)
वेःof the bird (Vedic ‘ve’ = bird; esp. the eagle/solar bird)
वेः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun (Vedic)
Rootवि- (उपसर्ग) + इ (धातु) → वे (प्रातिपदिक/नामधातु-रूप; वैदिक)
प्राञ्चःforward-facing, turned eastward
प्राञ्चः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक)
मदन्तिthey rejoice, exult
मदन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (धातु)
उक्षणःbulls; (also) sprinklers/strengtheners
उक्षणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootउक्षन्/उक्षण् (प्रातिपदिक)
अजुर्याःunaging, unwearied
अजुर्याः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootअ- + जुर्य (प्रातिपदिक; from जुर्/जॄ ‘to grow old, wear out’)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुafter, according to
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (अव्यय)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
व्रतानिvows/ordinances, fixed laws
व्रतानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत- (प्रातिपदिक)
गुःthey have gone; they went
गुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) → गुः (वैदिक लिट्-रूप)

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