Rig Veda 7.70.6: Mandala 7, Sukta 70, Mantra 6
Sukta 7.70
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Aśvinau (Nā́satyā)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यो वां यज्ञो नासत्या हविष्मान्कृतब्रह्मा समर्यो भवाति । उप प्र यातं वरमा वसिष्ठमिमा ब्रह्माण्यृच्यन्ते युवभ्याम् ॥
Transliteration
yó vāṃ yajñó nāsatyā havíṣmān kṛtábrāhmā samaryò bhávāti | úpa prá yātaṃ váram ā́ vasiṣṭhám imā́ bráhmāṇy ṛcyante yuvábhyām ||
Translation
हे नासत्यौ, वां यो यज्ञो हविष्मान् कृतब्रह्मा समर्यः भवति। वरं वरतमं उप प्र यातं वसिष्ठम्; इमा ब्रह्माणि युवाभ्यां ऋच्यन्ते।
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्of you two / for you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञःsacrifice, rite
यज्ञः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; √यज्)
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
नासत्या:
(Address)
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootनासत्य (प्रातिपदिक; अश्विनौ)
हविष्मान्possessing oblation
हविष्मान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootहविष्मन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; हविस् + मन्त्)
कृतब्रह्माhaving performed/formed the sacred formulation (hymn/rite)
कृतब्रह्मा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootकृत (PPP of √कृ) + ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) → कृतब्रह्मन्
समर्यःwell-arranged / fit / in due order
समर्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसमर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
भवातिbecomes / is
भवाति:
(Predicate)
TypeVerb
Root√भू
उपnear, towards
उप:
(Directional/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
(Directional/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
यातम्come/go (you two), approach
यातम्:
(Predicate; addressed)
TypeVerb
Root√या
वरम्choice boon / the best (thing)
वरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर (प्रातिपदिक)
आto, hither
आ:
(Directional/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वसिष्ठम्Vasiṣṭha
वसिष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootवसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषिनाम)
इमाthese
इमा:
Kartā
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → इम
ब्रह्माणिsacred formulations / hymns
ब्रह्माणि:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋच्यन्तेare chanted/praised
ऋच्यन्ते:
(Predicate)
TypeVerb
Root√ऋच् (Vedic: ‘to praise/chant’; denominative/verb of recitation) अथवा √अर्च् (variant in Vedic usage)
युवभ्याम्by you two / with you two
युवभ्याम्:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → युव
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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