Rig Veda 7.20.6: Mandala 7, Sukta 20, Mantra 6
Sukta 7.20
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नू चित्स भ्रेषते जनो न रेषन्मनो यो अस्य घोरमाविवासात् । यज्ञैर्य इन्द्रे दधते दुवांसि क्षयत्स राय ऋतपा ऋतेजाः ॥
Transliteration
nū́ cít sá bhreṣate jánō ná réṣan máno yó asya ghōrám āvivā́sāt | yajñáir yá índre dádhate duvā́ṃsi kṣáyat sá rāyé ṛtapā́ ṛtéjāḥ ||
Translation
नू चित्स भ्रेषते जनो न रेषन्मनो योऽस्य घोरमाविवासात्। यज्ञैर्य इन्द्रे दधते दुवांसि क्षयत्स राय ऋतपा ऋतेजाः॥
Word by Word
नूnow, indeed
नू:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनू (अव्यय)
चित्even, indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय/निपात)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भ्रेषतेfalters, is shaken
भ्रेषते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभ्रंश्/भ्रेष् (धातु; ‘to fall/err, be shaken’)
जनःthe man, person
जनः:
Kartā (भ्रेषते इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध-अव्यय)
रेषण्harming, injuring
रेषण्:
Kartā (अन्तर्भूत-क्रियायाः)
TypeVerbal adjective (participle-like)
Rootरेष् (धातु; ‘to harm/injure’), क्त्वा/शतृ-प्रकारेण नकारान्त-रूपम्
मनःmind
मनः:
Kartā (यो इत्यस्य विशेष्य)
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof him (of Indra)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
घोरम्terrible, awe-inspiring
घोरम्:
Karma (आविवासात् इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootघोर (प्रातिपदिक)
आविवासात्has reverently served/worshipped
आविवासात्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वास् (उपसर्गः आ-; ‘to dwell/seek, to serve, to worship’), आविवास (intensive/iterative perfect-like stem)
यज्ञैःwith sacrifices
यज्ञैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रेin/for Indra
इन्द्रे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
दधतेthey place/offer
दधते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√धा (दधाति; ‘to place, set, bestow’)
दुवांसिtributes, offerings
दुवांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुवांस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘offerings/tributes’, RV-lexeme)
क्षयत्dwells, abides; possesses
क्षयत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√क्षि (क्षयति; ‘to dwell, abide, rule/possess’)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रायःof wealth
रायः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/राय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wealth’)
ऋतपाguardian of ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतपा:
Kartā-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective/Epithet
Rootऋतपा (प्रातिपदिक; ऋत + पा ‘protector/drinker of ṛta’)
ऋतेजाःborn of ṛta, sprung from truth/order
ऋतेजाः:
Kartā-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective/Epithet
Rootऋतेजस् (प्रातिपदिक; ऋत + तेजस्/ज ‘born of ṛta’)
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