Rig Veda 7.93.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 93, Mantra 3
Sukta 7.93
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra-Agni (dual)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उपो ह यद्विदथं वाजिनो गुर्धीभिर्विप्राः प्रमतिमिच्छमानाः । अर्वन्तो न काष्ठां नक्षमाणा इन्द्राग्नी जोहुवतो नरस्ते ॥
Transliteration
úpo ha yád vidáthaṃ vājíno gúr dhībhír viprā́ḥ prámatim icchámānāḥ | árvanto na kā́ṣṭhāṃ nákṣamāṇā indrāgnī jóhuvato náras te ||
Translation
यदा हि वाजिनो विप्राः प्रमतिमिच्छमानाः, गुर्धीभिरुप विदथम् आगच्छन्ति। तेऽर्वन्तो न काष्ठां नक्षमाणाः इव प्रसरन्ति। इन्द्राग्नी, ते नराः युवां पुनःपुनर्जोहुवतः।
Word by Word
उपोnear, up; indeed
उपो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात) + उ (उ = ‘also/indeed’ निपात) → उपो (sandhi)
हindeed
ह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (निपात)
यत्when/that which
यत्:
—
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विदथम्the ritual gathering/assembly
विदथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘assembly/ritual session’)
वाजिनःthe prize-winners/strong ones (steed-like)
वाजिनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
गुर्धीभिःwith eager thoughts/impulses
गुर्धीभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगुर्धी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘eager thought/impulse’, Vedic)
विप्राःinspired seers/priests
विप्राः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रमतिम्insight/wise counsel
प्रमतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रमति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘forethought/insight’)
इच्छमानाःseeking, desiring
इच्छमानाः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootइष्/इच्छ् (धातु) → इच्छमान (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
अर्वन्तःsteeds/horses
अर्वन्तः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअर्वन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘steed/horse’)
नlike/as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा/निपात)
काष्ठाम्a goal/limit; (lit.) a post, boundary
काष्ठाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकाष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
नक्षमाणाःreaching, attaining
नक्षमाणाः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootनश् (धातु ‘to reach’) → नक्षमाण (वर्तमान-कृदन्त; Vedic)
इन्द्राग्नीO Indra and Agni
इन्द्राग्नी:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootइन्द्र + अग्नि (देवनाम; द्वन्द्व)
जोहुवतःinvoking repeatedly, calling
जोहुवतः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootहु (धातु ‘to call/invoke’) → जोहुवत् (intensive/reduplicated present participle, Vedic)
नरःmen, heroes
नरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
तेthose (they)
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
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