Rig Veda 7.16.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 16, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.16
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha family, Mandala 7)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 7.16; verse-level meter not exhaustively verified here)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स योजते अरुषा विश्वभोजसा स दुद्रवत्स्वाहुतः । सुब्रह्मा यज्ञः सुशमी वसूनां देवं राधो जनानाम् ॥
Transliteration
sa yójate aruṣā viśvábhōjasā sá dudrávat svā́hutaḥ | subráhmā yajñáḥ suśámī vásūnāṃ deváṃ rā́dho jánānām ||
Translation
ଯେ ଅରୁଷ (ରୁଦ୍ରବର୍ଣ୍ଣ) ଶକ୍ତିମାନଙ୍କୁ—ବିଶ୍ୱଭୋଜସମାନଙ୍କୁ—ଯୋଜେ, ସେ ସ୍ୱାହୁତିରେ ସୁପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ ହୋଇ ଆଗକୁ ଧାଉଛି। ଯଜ୍ଞ ସୁବ୍ରହ୍ମ ହୁଏ; ବସୁମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ସୁଶମୀ (ଶମନକାରୀ) ହୁଏ; ଜନମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଦେବ ରାଧସ୍ (ଦିବ୍ୟ ଦାନ-ସମୃଦ୍ଧି) ହୁଏ।
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
योजतेyokes / harnesses (himself)
योजते:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootयुज् (योजने)
अरुषाःthe ruddy ones (reddish horses/flames)
अरुषाः:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun
Rootअरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वभोजसाःall-nourishing / having all sustenance
विश्वभोजसाः:
Karma
TypeAdjective (bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa usage)
Rootविश्व-भोजस् (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दुद्रवत्ran forth / sped
दुद्रवत्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootद्रु (गत्यर्थे)
स्वाहुतःwell-invoked / well-offered (with oblations)
स्वाहुतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective / Past participle
Rootसु-आहुत (कृदन्त; √हु ‘to offer/sacrifice’ with उपसर्ग सु-)
सुब्रह्माhaving good sacred formulation / good priestly power
सुब्रह्मा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun
Rootसु-ब्रह्मन् (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञःthe sacrifice
यज्ञः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
सुशमीvery gracious / most kindly
सुशमी:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-शमी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘good/beneficent, bringing peace’)
वसूनाम्of the goods / riches
वसूनाम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
देवम्the god
देवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
राधःbounty / gift
राधः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
जनानाम्of the peoples
जनानाम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
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