Rig Veda 7.61.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 61, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.61
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha Maitrāvaruṇa tradition for Maṇḍala 7)
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa (dual deities of harmony and cosmic law)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; RV 7 commonly Triṣṭubh in such praise-stanzas)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शंसा मित्रस्य वरुणस्य धाम शुष्मो रोदसी बद्बधे महित्वा । अयन्मासा अयज्वनामवीराः प्र यज्ञमन्मा वृजनं तिराते ॥
Transliteration
śáṃsā́ mitrásya váruṇasya dhā́ma śúṣmo ródasī badbadhe mahitvā́ | ayán-māsā́ áyajvanām avī́rāḥ prá yajñámanmā vṛjánam tirāte ||
Translation
शंसा मित्रस्य वरुणस्य धाम शुष्मो रोदसी बद्बधे महित्वा । अयन्मासा अयज्वनामवीराः प्र यज्ञमन्मा वृजनं तिराते ॥
Word by Word
शंसाpraise, hymn of praise
शंसा:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशंस् (धातु) / शंसा (प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रस्यof Mitra
मित्रस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वरुणस्यof Varuṇa
वरुणस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
धामabode; ordinance; splendor
धाम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
शुष्मःmight, vigor
शुष्मः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootशुष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
रोदसीthe two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदसी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक; द्यावापृथिव्यौ)
बद्बधेhas bound/fastened; has encompassed
बद्बधे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootबन्ध् (धातु) → बद्बध (वेदिक-परिपूर्ण/पुनरुक्त-रूप)
महित्वाby greatness, through majesty
महित्वा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमहित्व (प्रातिपदिक; महत्-भाव)
अयन्they went; they came
अयन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु) / अय (वेदिक-आगम/अभ्यास)
मासाःmonths
मासाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमास (प्रातिपदिक)
अयज्वनाम्of the non-sacrificers
अयज्वनाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअयज्वन् (प्रातिपदिक; a-yajvan ‘non-sacrificer’)
अवीराःunmanly; without heroes
अवीराः:
Kartā (apposition to मासाः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअवीर (प्रातिपदिक; a-vīra ‘without heroes/men’)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
Upasarga (verbal preverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
यज्ञम्sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्माa stone; rock
अन्मा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘stone/rock’ in RV usage)
वृजनम्enclosure; obstacle; hostile band (contextual)
वृजनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृजन (प्रातिपदिक)
तिरातेcrosses over; overcomes
तिराते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootतॄ (धातु) + तिर (वेदिक-प्रयोग ‘to cross over/overcome’)
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