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Rig Veda 7.87.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 87, Mantra 3

Sukta 7.87

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha Maitrāvaruṇi)
Devata: Varuṇa (with his spaśaḥ as attendant powers)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

परि स्पशो वरुणस्य स्मदिष्टा उभे पश्यन्ति रोदसी सुमेके । ऋतावानः कवयो यज्ञधीराः प्रचेतसो य इषयन्त मन्म ॥

pári spáśo váruṇasya smádiṣṭā ubhé paśyanti ródasī suméke | ṛtā́vānaḥ kaváyo yajñádhīrāḥ prá-cetaso yá iṣáyanta mánma ||

Di segenap penjuru, para pengawas Varuṇa—yang paling berjaga—menyaksikan dua alam, langit dan bumi, dalam susunan indahnya. Para kavi, para resi yang dipenuhi ṛta, bijaksana dalam yajña dan bercahaya dalam ketajaman budi, menggerakkan dalam diri kami manas yang terilham menuju Kebenaran.

परिaround, all around
परि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्पशःspies, watchers
स्पशः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्पश् (प्रातिपदिक: स्पश-)
वरुणस्यof Varuṇa
वरुणस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
स्मत्of us
स्मत्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इष्टाःappointed, chosen
इष्टाः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootइष् (धातु) → इष्ट (कृदन्त, भूतकृत/कर्मणि-क्त)
उभेboth
उभे:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ (सर्वनाम-विशेषण प्रातिपदिक: उभ-)
पश्यन्तिthey see
पश्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (पश्य-)
रोदसीthe two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदसी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (द्वन्द्व/द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक; द्यावापृथिव्यौ)
सु-मेकेwell-set, steadfast
सु-मेके:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु (उपसर्ग) + मेक (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतावानःpossessing ṛta (cosmic order), truthful
ऋतावानः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (मतुप्-प्रत्यय) → ऋतावन्
कवयःseers, sages
कवयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञधीराḥritually-wise, having insight in sacrifice
यज्ञधीराḥ:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + धीर (प्रातिपदिक) → यज्ञधीर
प्रचेतसःclear-minded, foreknowing
प्रचेतसः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इषयन्तthey set in motion, impel
इषयन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (धातु) → इषय (णिच् causative stem)
मनःthought, mind (intent)
मनः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)

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