Rig Veda 10.110.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 110, Mantra 7
Sukta 10.110
Devata: Daivyau Hotārā (the divine pair of invokers; often aligned with ritual functions and inner powers of invocation)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires pada-count verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दैव्या होतारा प्रथमा सुवाचा मिमाना यज्ञं मनुषो यजध्यै । प्रचोदयन्ता विदथेषु कारू प्राचीनं ज्योतिः प्रदिशा दिशन्ता ॥
Transliteration
daivyā́ hótārā prathamā́ suvā́cā mímānā yajñáṃ mánuṣo yájadhyai | pracodáyantā vidáthēṣu kārū́ prācī́naṃ jyótiḥ pradiśā́ diśántā ||
Translation
दैव्यौ होतारौ प्रथमा सुवाचौ मनुषो यजध्यै यज्ञं मिमानौ। विदथेषु कारुं प्रचोदयन्तौ प्राचीनं ज्योतिः प्रदिशा दिशन्तौ॥
Word by Word
दैव्यौthe two divine
दैव्यौ:
विशेषण (कर्तृपदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootदैव्य- (देव- < दिव् ‘to shine’, adj. stem)
होतारौtwo Hotṛ-priests (invokers)
होतारौ:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ- (√हु ‘to sacrifice, offer’ + तृ)
प्रथमौfirst, foremost
प्रथमौ:
विशेषण (होतारौ)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम-
सुवाचौwell-speaking, of good utterance
सुवाचौ:
विशेषण (होतारौ)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-वाच- (सु + वाच् ‘speech’)
मिमानौ(they) measure out / fashion
मिमानौ:
कर्तृ (होतारौ) क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मा ‘to measure, form’ (reduplicated present stem मि-मा-)
यज्ञम्the sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ- (√यज् ‘to worship, sacrifice’)
मनुषःof Manu / of the man (human)
मनुषः:
सम्बन्ध (यज्ञस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootमनु-ष्/मनुष्य- (मनु- ‘Manu’ > ‘human’)
यजध्यैto sacrifice, in order to worship
यजध्यै:
प्रयोजन (उद्देश्य)
TypeVerb (infinitive)
Root√यज् ‘to worship, sacrifice’
प्रचोदयन्तौimpelling, urging on
प्रचोदयन्तौ:
कर्तृ (होतारौ) विशेषण
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootप्र-√चुद् ‘to impel, incite’
विदथेषुin the assemblies / ritual sessions
विदथेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ-
कारूthe singer/poet (the inspired one)
कारू:
कर्तृ (प्रचोदयन्तौ इत्यस्य सहवाच्यः/सहकर्ता-भावः)
TypeNoun
Rootकारु-
प्राचीनम्eastern, forward-facing
प्राचीनम्:
विशेषण (ज्योतिः)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राचीन-
ज्योतिःlight, radiance
ज्योतिः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस्-
प्रदिशाby (their) direction / by indication
प्रदिशा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-दिश्- (प्र + √दिश् ‘to point out, show’)
दिशन्तौshowing, indicating, assigning
दिशन्तौ:
कर्तृ (होतारौ) क्रिया
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√दिश् ‘to show, point out, assign’
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