Rig Veda 10.66.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 66, Mantra 7

Sukta 10.66

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (continuity of collection; traditional attribution for these adjacent hymns often to Vasiṣṭha—needs external Anukramaṇī confirmation)

Devata: Agni-Soma (dual devatā) within Viśve Devāḥ frame

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अग्नीषोमा वृषणा वाजसातये पुरुप्रशस्ता वृषणा उप ब्रुवे । यावीजिरे वृषणो देवयज्यया ता नः शर्म त्रिवरूथं वि यंसतः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.66.7

Transliteration

agnī́ṣomā vṛ́ṣaṇā vā́ja-sātaye puru-praśastā́ vṛ́ṣaṇā́ úpa bruve | yā́v ījiré vṛ́ṣaṇo deva-yajyáyā tā́ naḥ śárma tri-varū́thaṃ ví yāṃsataḥ ||

Translation

Agni dan Soma, dua vṛṣaṇa (yang perkasa), demi memperoleh vāja (kelimpahan), yang luas dipuji—aku menyeru kamu mendekat. Kamu yang telah berusaha melalui devayajyā (pemujaan para dewa)—hulurkan kepada kami śarma (sejahtera), dan bentangkan untuk kami lindungan tiga-lapis.

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• अग्नीषोमा: O Agni and Soma
• अग्नीषोमा: सम्बोधन (addressed deities)
• Type: Noun (dual deity name)
• Root: अग्नि- + सोम- (द्वन्द्व-समास प्रातिपदिक)

• वृषणा: you two mighty/virile ones
• वृषणा: सम्बोधन (qualifier of the addressed)
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: वृषन्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘बलवान्/वीर्यवान्’)

• वाजसातये: for the winning of prize/strength
• वाजसातये: सम्प्रदान (purpose/for the sake of)
• Type: Noun (purpose dative)
• Root: वाज- + साति- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘प्राप्ति/विजय’)

• पुरुप्रशस्ता: much-praised
• पुरुप्रशस्ता: सम्बोधन (qualifier of the addressed)
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: पुरु- + प्रशस्त- (कृदन्त/विशेषण; √शंस् ‘स्तु’ → प्रशस्त ‘praised’)

• वृषणा: you two mighty ones
• वृषणा: सम्बोधन
• Type: Adjective (repeated epithet)
• Root: वृषन्-

• उप: near; unto
• उप: क्रियाविशेषण (to/near, in address)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb/adverb)
• Root: उप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• ब्रुवे: I speak / I address
• ब्रुवे: क्रिया (speaker’s act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (वचने)

• यावीजीरे: the two have performed worship/sacrifice
• यावीजीरे: क्रिया (of Agni-Soma)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यज् (देवपूजासंगतिकरणदानयोः) + वि (उपसर्ग) → वियज्; (वेदिक रूप: यावीजीरे)

• वृषणो: the two mighty ones
• वृषणो: कर्तृविशेषण (qualifier of the doers)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृषन्-

• देवयज्यया: by/with god-worship (sacrificial service)
• देवयज्यया: करण (means/instrument)
• Type: Noun (instrumental)
• Root: देव- + यज्य- (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; ‘worship/sacrificial service to the gods’) + -आ (करण/तृतीया)

• ता: those two (they)
• ता: कर्तृ (of the following verb)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)

• नः: to us; our
• नः: सम्प्रदान (beneficiary: to us) / सम्बन्ध (our)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• शर्म: shelter, protection, comfort
• शर्म: कर्म (what is to be bestowed/extended)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्रिवरूथम्: threefold-protecting
• त्रिवरूथम्: कर्मविशेषण (qualifier of the object)
• Type: Adjective/Noun (qualifier of शर्म)
• Root: त्रि- + वरूथ- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘defence, protection, enclosure’) (समास)

• वि: forth; widely
• वि: क्रियाविशेषण (apart, forth)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• यंंसतः: may they extend/spread (it)
• यंंसतः: क्रिया (requested action of the two)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यम् (नियमे/विस्तारे) + वि (उपसर्ग) → वियम्; (वेदिक रूप: यंंसतः)