Rig Veda 7.15.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 15, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.15
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni (as śyena, heaven-falcon)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नवं नु स्तोममग्नये दिवः श्येनाय जीजनम् । वस्वः कुविद्वनाति नः ॥
Transliteration
návaṃ nú stómaṃ agnáye diváḥ śyenā́ya jī́janam | vásvaḥ kúvid vanā́ti naḥ ||
Translation
Um hino novo forjamos agora para Agni, o falcão do céu; acaso ele, o resplandecente em riquezas, nos alcançará as boas plenitudes do ser?
Word by Word
नवम्new
नवम्:
कर्म (स्तोमम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootनव (प्रातिपदिक)
नुnow, indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
स्तोमम्hymn of praise
स्तोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नयेto Agni
अग्नये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (श्येनस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ ‘sky’)
श्येनायto the falcon (swift messenger)
श्येनाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootश्येन (प्रातिपदिक)
जीजनम्I have generated/produced
जीजनम्:
कर्तृ (अहं—वक्ता)
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनँ प्रादुर्भावे) (Intensive/Desiderative base: जिजन्-)
वस्वःof wealth, of good
वस्वः:
सम्बन्ध (वनातिः/वनाति इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
कुवित्whether indeed? perhaps?
कुवित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकु + वित् (निपात-समास; किम्-प्रश्नार्थे ‘कु’ + ‘वित्’)
वनातिwins, bestows, grants
वनाति:
कर्तृ (अग्निः/श्येनः सन्दर्भानुसारम्)
TypeVerb
Root√वन् (वनँ सम्भक्तौ/लाभे)
नःto us / our
नः:
सम्प्रदान (युष्मभ्यं/अस्मभ्यं—‘to us’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
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