Rig Veda 7.5.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 5, Mantra 2

Sukta 7.5

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vāsiṣṭha tradition for Maṇḍala 7; specific attribution within 7.5 not provided in input)

Devata: Agni Vaiśvānara

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for this section; not explicitly provided in input)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

पृष्टो दिवि धाय्यग्निः पृथिव्यां नेता सिन्धूनां वृषभः स्तियानाम् । स मानुषीरभि विशो वि भाति वैश्वानरो वावृधानो वरेण ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 7.5.2

Transliteration

pṛṣṭó diví dhāyy agníḥ pṛthivyā́ṃ netā́ síndhūnāṃ vṛṣabháḥ stiyā́nām | sá mā́nuṣīr abhí víśo ví bhāti vaiśvānaró vāvṛdhānó váreṇa ||

Translation

Воздвигнутый в светозарном небе, утверждён Агни; на земле он — Вождь потоков и могучий Бык прочных оснований. Он сияет над людскими племенами — Вайшванара, возрастающий избранным превосходством, расширяющий простор внутреннего света.

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Word by Word

• पृष्टः: sprinkled/strewn (with offerings), covered
• पृष्टः: Kartā (अग्निः-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृष्ट (√पृछ्/√पृश् > पृष्ट ‘sprinkled/strewn/covered’; prātipadika)

• दिवि: in heaven
• दिवि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् (द्यु/दिव् ‘heaven’; prātipadika)

• धायि: was placed/was established
• धायि: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (धारणे/स्थापने)

• अग्निः: Agni (fire-god)
• अग्निः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (prātipadika)

• पृथिव्याम्: on earth
• पृथिव्याम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (prātipadika)

• नेता: leader/guide
• नेता: Kartā (अग्निः-समासार्थे विशेषणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेतृ (√नी ‘to lead’ + तृ; prātipadika)

• सिन्धूनाम्: of the rivers/streams
• सिन्धूनाम्: Sambandha (नेता-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्धु (prātipadika)

• वृषभः: bull (i.e., strong one)
• वृषभः: Kartā (अग्निः-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ (prātipadika)

• स्तियानाम्: of the praises/songs
• स्तियानाम्: Sambandha (वृषभः-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तिया (स्ति/स्त्यै? Vedic prātipadika; ‘songs/praises’ in RV usage)

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• मानुषीः: human
• मानुषीः: Karma (विशः-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानुषी (prātipadika)

• अभि: towards, over
• अभि: Upapada (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (upasarga/avyaya)

• विशः: the clans/peoples
• विशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश् (prātipadika ‘clans/settlements/peoples’)

• वि: apart, forth, widely
• वि: Upasarga
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (upasarga/avyaya)

• भाति: shines
• भाति: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भा (दीप्तौ)

• वैश्वानरः: Vaiśvānara (Agni as ‘belonging to all men’)
• वैश्वानरः: Kartā (सः = अग्निः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्वानर (विश्/विश्व + आनर; prātipadika, epithet of Agni)

• वावृधानः: growing strong, waxing
• वावृधानः: Kartā (वैश्वानरः-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Participle (Adjectival)
• Root: √वृध् (वर्धने) > वावृधान (intensive/perfect-participle stem; Vedic)

• वरेण: by/with (his) excellence/boon
• वरेण: Karaṇa (हेतु/साधनभावः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (prātipadika ‘choice, boon, excellence’)