Rig Veda 7.85.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 85, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.85
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra–Varuṇa / Ādityas (addressed as law-powers)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स सुक्रतुॠतचिदस्तु होता य आदित्य शवसा वां नमस्वान् । आववर्तदवसे वां हविष्मानसदित्स सुविताय प्रयस्वान् ॥
Transliteration
sá su-krátur ṛta-cíd astu hóta yá ādityā śávasā vāṃ námasvān | āvavártat ávase vāṃ havíṣmān ásad ít sá suvitā́ya práyasvān ||
Translation
स सुकृतुरृतचिदस्तु होता, य आदित्याः शवसा वां नमस्वान्। आववर्तदवसे वां हविष्मान्, असदित्स सविताय प्रयस्वान्॥
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सु-क्रतुःof good resolve / wise
सु-क्रतुः:
Kartā (apposition to सः)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक); उपसर्गः सु-
ऋत-चित्even according to ṛta / even truly
ऋत-चित्:
(qualifier)
TypeIndeclinable particle + nominal base
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (निपात/अव्यय ‘even’)
अस्तुlet (him) be
अस्तु:
(verbal predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
होताthe Hotṛ-priest / invoker
होता:
Kartā (predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक; √हु ‘to sacrifice/invoke’)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आदित्यO Āditya
आदित्य:
(addressed)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootआदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
शवसाwith strength / by might
शवसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्you two (to/for you two)
वाम्:
Karma (object of नमस्वान्) / or Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नमस्वान्reverent / bearing homage
नमस्वान्:
Kartā (of implied act of reverence)
TypeAdjective (possessive) used as noun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित) → नमस्वत्
आ-ववर्तत्has turned/has come (towards)
आ-ववर्तत्:
(verbal predicate)
TypeVerb
Root√वृत्/√वर्त् (to turn/roll, to come round) with उपसर्ग आ-
अवसेfor help / for protection
अवसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्for you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हविष्मान्possessing oblation / the offerer
हविष्मान्:
Kartā (apposition to subject)
TypeAdjective (possessive) used as noun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप् (मन्) → हविष्मत्
असत्was / came to be
असत्:
(verbal predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
इत्indeed / just
इत्:
(particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुवितायfor good passage / welfare
सुविताय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसुवित (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रयस्वान्bringing refreshment / rich in offerings
प्रयस्वान्:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeAdjective (possessive) used as noun
Rootप्रयस् (प्रातिपदिक ‘refreshment/abundance’) + वत् (तद्धित) → प्रयस्वत्
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