Rig Veda 7.1.20: Mandala 7, Sukta 1, Mantra 20
Sukta 7.1
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni (and associated devatās invoked as protectors)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नू मे ब्रह्माण्यग्न उच्छशाधि त्वं देव मघवद्भ्यः सुषूदः । रातौ स्यामोभयास आ ते यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
Transliteration
nū́ me bráhmāṇy agna úcchaśādhi tváṃ deva maghávadbhyaḥ susū́daḥ | rātáu syāmo’bháyāsa ā́ te yūyáṃ pāta svastíbhiḥ sádā naḥ ||
Translation
नू मे ब्रह्माण्यग्न उच्छशाधि; त्वं देव मघवद्भ्यः सुषूदः। रातौ स्यामोभयास आ ते; यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः॥
Word by Word
नुnow, indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
मेof me, my
मे:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
ब्रह्माणिsacred utterances, hymns
ब्रह्माणि:
कर्म (object of ‘उच्छशाधि’ = make/raise)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
उच्छशाधिmake (them) rise/succeed; prosper (them)
उच्छशाधि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootशाध् (शाध्/शाधय् ‘to set right, accomplish, make succeed’) + उच्छ-
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्ता
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
देवO god
देव:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
मघवद्भ्यःto the bountiful ones (patrons/givers)
मघवद्भ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमघवत्
सुषूदःimpel well; grant well (to them)
सुषूदः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसु- + सूद्/सूद (to drive/impel; also ‘to press/prepare’)
रातौin giving, in the gift (distribution)
रातौ:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootराति
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
उभयासःboth (kinds), on both sides; possessing both
उभयासः:
कर्ता (of ‘स्याम’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootउभय
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
यूयम्you (all)
यूयम्:
कर्ता
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
पातprotect!
पात:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपा (to protect)
स्वस्तिभिःwith well-beings, with blessings
स्वस्तिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति
सदाalways
सदा:
अधिकरण (time)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
नःus
नः:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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