Rig Veda 7.33.14: Mandala 7, Sukta 33, Mantra 14
Sukta 7.33
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭhas)
Devata: Vasiṣṭha as priestly power; Soma-pressing complex implied (grāvan, uktha, sāman)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उक्थभृतं सामभृतं बिभर्ति ग्रावाणं बिभ्रत्प्र वदात्यग्रे । उपैनमाध्वं सुमनस्यमाना आ वो गच्छाति प्रतृदो वसिष्ठः ॥
Transliteration
ukthá-bhṛtaṁ sā́ma-bhṛtaṁ bibharti grā́vāṇaṁ bíbhrat prá vadāty ágre | upá enam ādhvaṁ su-manasyámānā ā́ vo gacchāti pra-tṛ́do vasiṣṭháḥ ||
Translation
उक्थभृतं सामभृतं बिभर्ति; ग्रावाणं बिभ्रत् अग्रे प्र वदति। उपैनम् आध्वं सुमनस्यमानाः; आ वः गच्छाति प्रतृदो वसिष्ठः।
Word by Word
उक्थभृतम्bearing the hymn/recitation
उक्थभृतम्:
कर्म (that which is borne/supported)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootउक्थ- (प्रातिपदिक) + √भृ (धातु) → भृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
सामभृतम्bearing the sāman-chants
सामभृतम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootसामन्- (प्रातिपदिक) + √भृ → भृत (क्त)
बिभर्तिhe bears / supports
बिभर्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरति)
ग्रावाणम्the pressing-stone
ग्रावाणम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootग्रावन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
बिभ्रत्bearing, carrying
बिभ्रत्:
कर्ता
TypeParticiple
Root√भृ → बिभ्रत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त, शतृ)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
(क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग)
वदातिspeaks, utters
वदाति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वद्
अग्रेin front, at the beginning
अग्रे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun (adverbial locative)
Rootअग्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
उपnear, towards
उप:
(क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
एनम्him
एनम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्/इदम्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; एनद्-श्रुति)
आध्वम्urge (him) on / set (him) in motion
आध्वम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√आ + √ध्वा/धू (Vedic: ‘to shake/urge on’; imperative plural form used in RV)
सुमनस्यमानाःbeing well-disposed, with good intent
सुमनस्यमानाः:
कर्ता
TypeParticiple (middle, denom.)
Rootसु- + मनस्- (प्रातिपदिक) + √अस्/√मन्? → सुमनस्य (denom.) + यमान (शानच्)
आhither, towards
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वःto you (pl.)
वः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
गच्छातिgoes, comes
गच्छाति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√गम्
प्रतृदःthe impeller/urging one; the goader
प्रतृदः:
कर्ता (as apposition to subject)
TypeNoun/Agent noun
Rootप्र- + √तृद् (‘to pierce, thrust’) → प्रतृद् (कृदन्त/नाम)
वसिष्ठःVasiṣṭha
वसिष्ठः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootवसिष्ठ- (प्रातिपदिक; proper name)
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