Rig Veda 7.18.22: Mandala 7, Sukta 18, Mantra 22
Sukta 7.18
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni (explicit address), with Sudās/Paijavana as human agents in the gift economy
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
द्वे नप्तुर्देववतः शते गोर्द्वा रथा वधूमन्ता सुदासः । अर्हन्नग्ने पैजवनस्य दानं होतेव सद्म पर्येमि रेभन् ॥
Transliteration
dvé naptúr devávataḥ śaté gór dvā́ ráthā vadhū́mantā sudā́saḥ | árhann agne paijavánasya dā́naṁ hóteva sádma páry emi rébhan ||
Translation
देववतस्य नप्तुः सुदासः द्वे शते गोः जयति, द्वौ च रथौ वधूमन्तौ—समृद्धसंयोगशक्तियुतौ। हे अग्ने, पैजवनस्य दानम् अर्हामि; होतृवद् सद्म परितः पर्येमि, रेभन् प्रेरितं वचः गृणन्।
Word by Word
द्वेtwo
द्वे:
विशेषण (कर्म/कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी)
TypeNumeral/Adjective
Rootद्वि
नप्तुःof the grandson/descendant
नप्तुः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootनप्तृ
देववतःof the god-like (one)
देववतः:
विशेषण (नप्तुः)
TypeAdjective
Rootदेववत्
शतेtwo hundreds (i.e., two hundred)
शते:
कर्म (गवाम्/रथयोः संख्याविशेषण)
TypeNumeral/Noun
Rootशत
गोःof cows
गोः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootगो
द्वाtwo
द्वा:
विशेषण (रथा)
TypeNumeral/Adjective
Rootद्वि
रथाchariots
रथा:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
वधूमन्ताhaving a bride / bride-bearing
वधूमन्ता:
विशेषण (रथा)
TypeAdjective
Rootवधूमन्त्
सुदासःSudās
सुदासः:
कर्तृ
TypeProper Noun
Rootसुदास
अर्हन्he bestowed / he granted
अर्हन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि
पैजवनस्यof Paijavana (descendant of Pijavana)
पैजवनस्य:
सम्बन्ध (दानम्)
TypeProper Noun/Adjective
Rootपैजवन
दानम्gift, donation
दानम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदान
होताthe Hotṛ-priest
होता:
उपमान (इव-समास/उपमा)
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ
इवlike, as
इव:
उपमा-सूचक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
सद्मseat, abode, dwelling
सद्म:
कर्म/अधिकारण (गमनस्य लक्ष्य)
TypeNoun
Rootसद्मन्
परिaround, about
परि:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootपरि
एमिI go / I approach
एमि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootइ (एति)
रेभन्O singer/praiser (eloquent one)
रेभन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative) अथवा present participle used as address
Rootरेभन्त्
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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