Rig Veda 10.122.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 122, Mantra 7
Sukta 10.122
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Jagatī (likely; needs confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वामिदस्या उषसो व्युष्टिषु दूतं कृण्वाना अयजन्त मानुषाः । त्वां देवा महयाय्याय वावृधुराज्यमग्ने निमृजन्तो अध्वरे ॥
Transliteration
tvā́m id asyā́ uṣáso vyùṣṭiṣu dūtáṃ kṛṇvānā́ ayajanta mā́nuṣāḥ | tvā́ṃ devā́ mahayā́yyāya vāvṛdhur ā́jyaṃ agne nimṛjántaḥ adhvaré ||
Translation
त्वामिदस्य उषसो व्युष्टिषु दूतं कृण्वाना अयजन्त मानुषाः। त्वां देवा महयाय्याय वावृधु राज्यमग्ने निमृजन्तो अध्वरे॥
Word by Word
त्वाम्you (as object)
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
अस्याःof this (woman/this one)
अस्याः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उषसःof Dawn
उषसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
व्यु॑ष्टिषुin the dawnings, at the breakings of dawn
व्यु॑ष्टिषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootव्यु॑ष्टि- (प्रातिपदिक; √वस्/उष् ‘to shine, dawn’ with vi-)
दूतम्(as) a messenger
दूतम्:
कर्म (द्वितीयकर्म/परिणाम)
TypeNoun
Rootदूत- (प्रातिपदिक)
कृ॑ण्वानाःmaking, appointing
कृ॑ण्वानाः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करोति) + शानच् (वेदिक वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अयजन्तthey worshipped/sacrificed
अयजन्त:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√यज् (यजति)
मानुषाःmen, mortals
मानुषाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमानुष- (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
महयाय्यायfor (you) to be magnified; worthy of exaltation
महयाय्याय:
सम्प्रदान (dative of purpose/recipient)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहयाय्य- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘to be magnified/fit to be magnified’, from √मह् ‘to be great’ with ya/yaṇya-type formation)
वावृधुःthey have increased, made grow
वावृधुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् (वर्धते/वर्धयति; वेदिक परस्मैपद रूप)
राज्यम्sovereignty, kingship
राज्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootराज्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
निमृ॒जन्तःcleansing, purifying
निमृ॒जन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootनि + √मृज् (मार्जति) + शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अध्वरेin the rite, in the sacrifice
अध्वरे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर- (प्रातिपदिक)
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