Rig Veda 7.44.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 44, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.44
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (probable)
Devata: Dadhikrāvan; Iḷā; Aśvins
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दधिक्रामु नमसा बोधयन्त उदीराणा यज्ञमुपप्रयन्तः । इळां देवीं बर्हिषि सादयन्तोऽश्विना विप्रा सुहवा हुवेम ॥
Transliteration
dadhikrā́m u námasā bodháyanta utī́rāṇā yajñám upaprayántaḥ | iḷā́ṁ devī́ṁ bárhiṣi sā́dayanto 'śvínā víprā suháva huvema ||
Translation
आम्ही नमस्कारपूर्वक दधिक्रावन्ला जागवित, उठून यज्ञाकडे अग्रसर होतो. देवी इळेला बर्हिषावर आसन देतो; सुहवा विप्र आम्ही सहज येणाऱ्या अश्विनौला उत्तम आवाहनाने हाक देतो.
Word by Word
दधिक्राम्Dadhikrāvan (the divine steed/deity)
दधिक्राम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootदधिक्रावन् (प्रातिपदिक) / दधिक्रामन् (वैदिक रूप)
नमसाwith reverence, by homage
नमसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
बोधयन्तःawakening, causing to awaken
बोधयन्तः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (causative participle)
Rootबुध् (धातु)
उदीराणाःrising up, setting in motion
उदीराणाः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootउद्-ईर् (धातु) / ईर् (गत्यर्थ)
यज्ञम्the sacrifice, ritual
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
उपप्रयन्तःapproaching, coming near
उपप्रयन्तः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootउप-प्र-इ (धातु: इ ‘गमन’)
इळाम्Iḷā (goddess of nourishment/oblation)
इळाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइळा (प्रातिपदिक)
देवीम्the goddess
देवीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
बर्हिषिon the sacred grass (barhis)
बर्हिषि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सादयन्तःseating, causing to sit
सादयन्तः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (causative participle)
Rootसद् (धातु) → णिजन्त सादय-
अश्विनाO Aśvins (divine twins)
अश्विना:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
विप्राःinspired priests/seers
विप्राः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सुहवाःgood at invocation, invoking well
सुहवाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-हव (प्रातिपदिक; सु + हव ‘to call’)
हुवेमwe have invoked / we invoke
हुवेम:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootहू (धातु ‘आह्वान’)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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