Rig Veda 7.1.14: Mandala 7, Sukta 1, Mantra 14
Sukta 7.1
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭhas)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सेदग्निरग्नीँरत्यस्त्वन्यान्यत्र वाजी तनयो वीळुपाणिः । सहस्रपाथा अक्षरा समेति ॥
Transliteration
séd agnír agnī́ṃr áty astv anyā́n yátra vājī́ tánayo vīḷú-pāṇiḥ | sahásra-pāthā akṣárā saméti ||
Translation
हा अग्नी इतर अग्नींपेक्षा श्रेष्ठ ठरो—जिथे बलाची परिपूर्णता जन्मते, तो दृढहस्त तनय. त्याला सहस्र पथ आहेत; तो अक्षर वाणी/अक्षय शक्तिधारेसह समागम पावतो.
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
इद्indeed, just
इद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā (सः इद् अग्निः …)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नीन्the fires / Agnis
अग्नीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अत्यस्तुlet him be beyond / surpass
अत्यस्तु:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअति + अस् (धातु: अस् ‘to be’)
अन्यान्other (ones)
अन्यान्:
Karma (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्यत्रelsewhere
अन्यत्र:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्यत्र (अव्यय; ‘elsewhere’)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
वाजीprize-winning, swift
वाजी:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
तनयःson, offspring
तनयः:
Kartā (अप्पोज़िशन)
TypeNoun
Rootतनय (प्रातिपदिक)
वीळुपाणिःwith strong/firm hands
वीळुपाणिः:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवीळु-पाणि (समास-प्रातिपदिक; पाणि ‘hand’)
सहस्रपाथाःhaving a thousand paths
सहस्रपाथाः:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्र-पाथ (समास-प्रातिपदिक; पाथ ‘path/track/way’)
अक्षराःimperishable
अक्षराः:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
एतिgoes, comes
एति:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु: इ ‘to go’)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
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Chanting Notes
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