Rig Veda 5.7.8 — Mandala 5, Sukta 7, Mantra 8
Sukta 5.7
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (traditional ascription for RV 5.7)
Devata: Agni (with Bhaga as implicit concept/portion; not primary addressee)
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; verify in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शुचिः ष्म यस्मा अत्रिवत्प्र स्वधितीव रीयते । सुषूरसूत माता क्राणा यदानशे भगम् ॥
Transliteration
śúciḥ ṣmā yásmai atrí-vat prá svadhítīva rī́yate | suṣū́r asūta mātā́ krāṇā́ yád ānaśé bhágam ||
Translation
ଶୁଚି ଅଟେ ସେ; ଯାହା ପାଇଁ—ଅତ୍ରି ପରି—ସେ ସୁତୀକ୍ଷ୍ଣ କୁହାଡ଼ି ପରି ବେଗରେ ଆଗକୁ ଧାଉଛି। ତେବେ ଫଳଦାୟିନୀ ମାତା, ବଳରେ ବୃଦ୍ଧି ପାଇ, ପ୍ରସବ କରେ—ଯେତେବେଳେ ସେ ଆନନ୍ଦ ଓ ସୌଭାଗ୍ୟର ଭାଗକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ କରେ।
Word by Word
शुचिःbright, pure (one)
शुचिः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि- (प्रातिपदिक) < √शुच् (दीप्तौ/शौचे)
स्मindeed, surely (emphatic particle)
स्म:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्म (निपात)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअयम्/इदम्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अत्रिवत्like Atri / in Atri’s manner
अत्रिवत्:
—
TypeAdverb/Adjectival (taddhita)
Rootअत्रि- (ऋषि-नाम) + वत् (तद्धित)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्वधितीaxe
स्वधिती:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्वधिति- (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
रीयतेmoves, rushes, flows
रीयते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√री (गत्यर्थः) / √रि (गत्यर्थः)
सुषूरसूतwell-impelling/strongly-streaming, the begetter/producer (epithet)
सुषूरसूत:
Kartā
TypeKṛdanta (compound epithet)
Rootसु- (उपसर्ग) + √सृ (प्रसरणे) → सुषूर- (कृदन्त/विशेषण) + √सू (प्रसवे) → सूत (कृदन्त)
माताmother
माता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ- (प्रातिपदिक)
क्राणाdoing, accomplishing
क्राणा:
Kartā
TypeKṛdanta (participle)
Root√कृ (करणे) → क्राण (कृदन्त; Vedic)
यदाwhen
यदा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा (अव्यय)
अनशेattains, reaches
अनशे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अश् (व्याप्तौ/अश्नोतेः ‘to attain’) + अनु-
भगम्fortune, share, bounty
भगम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभग- (प्रातिपदिक)
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