Rig Veda 7.49.2 — Mandala 7, Sukta 49, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.49
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
या आपो दिव्या उत वा स्रवन्ति खनित्रिमा उत वा याः स्वयंजाः । समुद्रार्था याः शुचयः पावकास्ता आपो देवीरिह मामवन्तु ॥
Transliteration
yā́ ā́po divyā́ utá vā́ srávanti khanitrímā utá vā́ yā́ḥ svayaṃjā́ḥ | samudrā́rthā yā́ḥ śúcayaḥ pāvakā́s tā́ ā́po devī́r ihá mām avantu ||
Translation
Sama ada air itu mengalir dari langit, atau ditimba dari perigi, atau lahir dengan sendirinya; sama ada ia bergerak menuju samudera—air-air yang terang, yang menyucikan, yang memurnikan itu—semoga para Dewi Air (Āpaḥ) melindungi aku di sini.
Word by Word
याःwho/which (fem. pl.)
याः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आपःwaters
आपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
दिव्याःheavenly, celestial
दिव्याः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य (प्रातिपदिक; दिव् ‘द्युत्/स्वर्ग’ से)
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
स्रवन्तिthey flow
स्रवन्ति:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootस्रु (धातु)
खनित्रिमाःdug out (from wells), excavated
खनित्रिमाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootखनित्रिम (प्रातिपदिक; ‘खनित्र’ = खनन-उपकरण/खोदित)
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
याःwhich (fem. pl.)
याः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्वयंजाःself-born, springing up of themselves
स्वयंजाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वयंज (प्रातिपदिक; स्वयम् + ज ‘जन्’ से)
समुद्रार्थाःwhose goal is the sea; sea-bound
समुद्रार्थाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसमुद्रार्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समुद्र + अर्थ ‘गमन/लक्ष्य’)
याःwhich (fem. pl.)
याः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शुचयःbright, pure
शुचयः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
पावकाःpurifying
पावकाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपावक (प्रातिपदिक; √पू ‘पवित्रे’ से)
ताःthose
ताः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आपःwaters
आपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवीःgoddesses; divine (ones)
देवीः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अवन्तुmay they protect/help
अवन्तु:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (धातु; ‘रक्षण/पालन’)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
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