Rig Veda 1.31.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 31, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.31
Rishi: Hiraṇyastūpa Āṅgirasa
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वं तमग्ने अमृतत्व उत्तमे मर्तं दधासि श्रवसे दिवेदिवे । यस्तातृषाण उभयाय जन्मने मयः कृणोषि प्रय आ च सूरये ॥
Transliteration
tváṃ tám agne amṛta-tvá uttamé mártaṃ dadhāsi śrávase divé-dive | yás tātṛṣāṇá ubháyāya jánmane máyaḥ kṛṇóṣi práya ā́ ca sū́raye ||
Translation
त्वं तमग्ने अमृतत्व उत्तमे मर्तं दधासि श्रवसे दिवेदिवे। यः तातृषाण उभयाय जन्मने मयः कृणोषि प्रय आ च सूरये।
Word by Word
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
तम्him
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृतत्वेin immortality
अमृतत्वे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअमृतत्व (प्रातिपदिक) < अमृत + त्व
उत्तमेhighest
उत्तमे:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; superlative of उद्/उपरि)
मर्तम्a mortal
मर्तम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त (प्रातिपदिक) < √मृ (to die)
दधासिyou place / establish
दधासि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धा (दधाति)
श्रवसेfor fame
श्रवसे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक) < √श्रु
दिवेfor the day
दिवे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवेfor the day (each day)
दिवे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तातृषाणःthirsting / eagerly desiring
तातृषाणः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Root√तृष् (to thirst) → तातृषाण (परिपूर्ण/तीव्र-अर्थक; Vedic intensive/perfect-participial formation)
उभयायfor both
उभयाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective used substantively
Rootउभय (प्रातिपदिक)
जन्मनेfor birth / for the state of being born
जन्मने:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootजन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) < √जन्
मयःjoy / delight / welfare
मयः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणोषिyou make
कृणोषि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (कृणोति; Vedic present)
प्रयेfor forward drive / for advance
प्रये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootप्रय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘advance, onset, expedition, impulse’)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/particle)
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
सूरयेfor the patron (sūri)
सूरये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘patron, lord, benefactor’)
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