Rig Veda 7.61.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 61, Mantra 3
Sukta 7.61
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Mitra–Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रोरोर्मित्रावरुणा पृथिव्याः प्र दिव ऋष्वाद्बृहतः सुदानू । स्पशो दधाथे ओषधीषु विक्ष्वृधग्यतो अनिमिषं रक्षमाणा ॥
Transliteration
próroḥ mitrāvaruṇā pṛthivyā́ḥ prá divá ṛṣvā́d bṛhatáḥ sudānū | spáśo dadhāthe óṣadhīṣu víkṣv ṛ́dhag yató ánimiṣaṃ rákṣamāṇā ||
Translation
प्रोरोर्मित्रावरुणा पृथिव्याः प्र दिव ऋष्वाद्बृहतः सुदानू । स्पशो दधाथे ओषधीषु विक्ष्वृधग्यतो अनिमिषं रक्षमाणा ॥
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
उरोःfrom the wide (space)
उरोः:
Apādāna (source/point of departure, with प्र) / relational genitive
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootउरु- (prātipadika)
मित्रावरुणाO Mitra and Varuṇa
मित्रावरुणा:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र- + वरुण- (dvandva)
पृथिव्याःof the earth
पृथिव्याः:
Apādāna/relational genitive (with उरोः) / Adhikaraṇa (domain)
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी- (prātipadika)
प्रforth
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
दिवःof heaven, of the sky
दिवः:
Apādāna/relational genitive (with प्र) / Adhikaraṇa (domain)
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ-/दिव्- (prātipadika)
ऋष्वात्from the lofty (height)
ऋष्वात्:
Apādāna (from the lofty)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootऋष्व- (prātipadika)
बृहतःfrom the great (height)
बृहतः:
Apādāna (from the great/lofty)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootबृहत्- (prātipadika)
सुदानूO bountiful ones (good-giving)
सुदानू:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + दानु- (prātipadika)
स्पशःspies, watchers
स्पशः:
Karma (object of दधाथे)
TypeNoun
Rootस्पश्- (prātipadika)
दधाथेyou two place/appoint
दधाथे:
Kriyā (finite verb); Kartā = ‘you two’ (Mitra-Varuṇa)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
ओषधीषुamong the plants
ओषधीषु:
Adhikaraṇa (location)
TypeNoun
Rootओषधी- (prātipadika)
विapart, in various places
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (upasarga)
क्षुin, among
क्षु:
Adhikaraṇa (with following)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्षु (Vedic particle/locative element, in compound)
विक्षुin the clans/settlements
विक्षु:
Adhikaraṇa (location)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि + क्षु (Vedic locative plural adverbial)
ऋधक्separately, each apart
ऋधक्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऋधक् (avyaya)
यतःfrom where, whence
यतः:
Apādāna (source, relative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयतस् (avyaya)
अनिमिषम्unblinking, sleepless
अनिमिषम्:
Karma/viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of object)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ- + निमिष- (prātipadika)
रक्षम्harm, demon, injury
रक्षम्:
Karma (object of implied ‘ward off/keep away’; or object qualified by रक्षमाणा)
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षस्/रक्ष् (prātipadika)
माणाःprotecting, guarding
माणाः:
Kartā (participial, co-referential with Mitra-Varuṇa)
TypeParticiple
Rootमा (धातु) / रक्ष् (semantic), with -मान (present middle participle)
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