Rig Veda 7.40.1 — Mandala 7, Sukta 40, Mantra 1
Sukta 7.40
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional attribution for Mandala 7 hymns of this group)
Devata: Savitṛ (primary); also the ‘vidathya śruṣṭi’ as supporting power of receptivity
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ओ श्रुष्टिर्विदथ्या समेतु प्रति स्तोमं दधीमहि तुराणाम् । यदद्य देवः सविता सुवाति स्यामास्य रत्निनो विभागे ॥
Transliteration
o śruṣṭír vidathyā sametu práti stómaṃ dadhīmahi turāṇām | yad adyá deváḥ savitā suvāti syāmāsya ratníno vibhāgé ||
Translation
हे, विदथ्य (यज्ञ‑सभा)ची श्रुती‑शक्ती एकत्र येवो; त्वरित‑गामी शक्तींच्या समोर आम्ही आपला स्तोम स्थापतो. कारण आज प्रेरक देव सविता दान‑प्रवृत्तीला चालना देतो; त्याच्या प्रकाश‑रत्नांच्या विभागणीत आम्ही सहभागी होवो.
Word by Word
ओO! (invocatory particle)
ओ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootओ (निपात) / ओम्-प्रकारः
श्रुष्टिःobedient attention; readiness to hear (hearkening)
श्रुष्टिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootश्रुष्टि- (प्रातिपदिक; √श्रु ‘श्रवणे’ से भाव/कर्तृ-निर्माण)
विदथ्याpertaining to the vidatha (ritual assembly)
विदथ्या:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविदथ्य- (विदथ ‘यज्ञ/सभा’ से सम्बन्धवाचक)
समेतुlet (it) come together; let it assemble
समेतु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√इ (गत्यर्थ) + सम्
प्रतिtowards; in response to
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्तोमम्hymn of praise
स्तोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
दधीमहिwe have placed; we set (forth)
दधीमहि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धारणे/स्थापने) — reduplicated perfect stem दधा-
तुराणाम्of the swift/impetuous ones
तुराणाम्:
—
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootतुर- (प्रातिपदिक; √तुर् ‘त्वरणे/अतिक्रमे’)
यत्what; that which
यत्:
Karma (सम्बन्धेन)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अद्यtoday; now
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
देवःthe god
देवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
सविताSavitar (the Impeller)
सविता:
Kartā (देवः इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन)
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ- (प्रातिपदिक)
सुवातिimpels; sets in motion; bestows
सुवाति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सू (प्रसवे/प्रेरणे) + वि/वा-प्रत्यय-प्रयोगः; सवितृ-देवस्य क्रिया
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू/सत्तायाम्)
अस्यof him; of this (one)
अस्य:
—
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रत्निनःpossessors of treasures; wealthy (with gifts)
रत्निनः:
Kartā (स्याम इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootरत्निन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
विभागेin the distribution; at the apportionment
विभागे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootविभाग- (प्रातिपदिक; वि+√भज् ‘विभजने’ से)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
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