Rig Veda 7.10.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 10, Mantra 5
Sukta 7.10
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni (Hotṛ, Dūta)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मन्द्रं होतारमुशिजो यविष्ठमग्निं विश ईळते अध्वरेषु । स हि क्षपावाँ अभवद्रयीणामतन्द्रो दूतो यजथाय देवान् ॥
Transliteration
mandráṃ hotā́ram uśíjo yáviṣṭham agníṃ víśa īḷate adhvaréṣu | sá hí kṣapā́vām̐ abhavad rayīṇā́m atándro dūtó yájathāya devā́n ||
Translation
अध्वरेषु विशोऽग्निं मन्द्रं होतारम् उशिजो यविष्ठम् ईळते। स हि क्षपावान् रयीणाम् अभवत्; अतन्द्रो दूतः यजथाय देवान्।
Word by Word
मन्द्रम्gladdening, pleasant
मन्द्रम्:
कर्म (ईळते इति) / विशेषणम् (होतारम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्द्र-
होतारम्the Hotar-priest (invoker)
होतारम्:
कर्म (ईळते)
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ- (√हु ‘यज्/आह्वान’)
उशिजःthe Ushij-s (worshippers/priests)
उशिजः:
कर्तृ (ईळते)
TypeNoun
Rootउशिज्-
यविष्ठम्the youngest (most youthful)
यविष्ठम्:
कर्म (ईळते) / विशेषणम् (अग्निम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootयविष्ठ- (युव- ‘young’ + -इष्ठ superl.)
अग्निम्Agni (fire-god)
अग्निम्:
कर्म (ईळते)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
विशःthe clans/peoples
विशः:
कर्तृ (ईळते)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्-
ईळतेpraise, invoke
ईळते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ईळ् (ईड्) ‘स्तु/प्रार्थ’
अध्वरेषुin the sacrifices
अध्वरेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर-
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ (अभवत्)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स-)
हिfor, indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
क्षपावान्possessing nights; vigilant through the nights
क्षपावान्:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम् (सः)
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षपावन्त्- (क्षपा- ‘night’ + -वन्)
अभवत्became, was
अभवत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भू
रयीणाम्of riches
रयीणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (क्षपावान्/दूतः इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootरयि-
अतन्द्रःuntiring, unwearied
अतन्द्रः:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम् (सः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअतन्द्र- (a- + तन्द्र ‘sloth’)
दूतःmessenger
दूतः:
कर्तृ (अभवत्) / अपपद-विशेषणम् (सः)
TypeNoun
Rootदूत-
यजथायfor the act of worship/sacrifice
यजथाय:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य)
TypeNoun
Rootयजथ- (√यज्; ‘worship/rite’)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म (दूतः— ‘to/for the gods’ as goal; also object of यजथ-)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-
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