Rig Veda 7.38.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 38, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.38
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional for RV 7.38)
Devata: Savitar (praised within the Aditya complex: Aditi, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; not explicitly provided in input)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि यं देव्यदितिर्गृणाति सवं देवस्य सवितुर्जुषाणा । अभि सम्राजो वरुणो गृणन्त्यभि मित्रासो अर्यमा सजोषाः ॥
Transliteration
abhí yáṃ devy áditi̱r gṛṇā́ti saváṃ devásya savitúr juṣāṇā́ | abhí sam-rā́jo váruṇo gṛṇanty abhí mitrā́so aryamā́ sa-jóṣāḥ ||
Translation
ज्याला देवी अदिती गाते—देव सवितृचा सव (प्रेरणा/प्रवर्तन) स्वीकारून—त्यालाच सम्राट वरुण स्तुती करतो; आणि मित्र व अर्यमन् हेही एकचित्ताने, एकसाथ स्तुती करतात.
Word by Word
अभिtowards, over
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; ‘towards/over’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवीthe goddess
देवी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (देव-स्त्री)
अदितिःAditi
अदितिः:
Kartā (देवी अदितिः = कर्तृसमासार्थः)
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
गृणातिpraises, sings
गृणाति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootगृ (गृणाति) / √गॄ? (वैदिक ‘to sing/praise’)
सवम्impulsion, vivifying power (sava)
सवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसव (प्रातिपदिक)
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
सवितुःof Savitar
सवितुः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
जुषाणाfavoring, delighting in
जुषाणा:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण ‘देवी अदितिः’)
TypeParticiple
Root√जुष् (to enjoy, favor) → जुषाण (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अभिtowards, over
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सम्राजःsovereign rulers
सम्राजः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसम्राज् (प्रातिपदिक)
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
Kartā (सम्राजः इत्यस्य विशेष्य/समुच्चयः)
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
गृणन्तिpraise
गृणन्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√गृ (गृणाति) (वैदिक ‘to praise’)
अभिtowards, over
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मित्रासःthe Mitras (Mitra and his powers)
मित्रासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्यमाAryaman
अर्यमा:
Kartā (समुच्चितः)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्यमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सजोषाःin concord, of one accord
सजोषाः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण ‘मित्रासः’ इत्यादीनाम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसजोषस् (प्रातिपदिक; स- + जोषस् ‘together in accord’)
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