Rig Veda 7.97.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 97, Mantra 1
Sukta 7.97
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional for Maṇḍala 7)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; long pādas typical of Indra hymns)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यज्ञे दिवो नृषदने पृथिव्या नरो यत्र देवयवो मदन्ति । इन्द्राय यत्र सवनानि सुन्वे गमन्मदाय प्रथमं वयश्च ॥
Transliteration
yajñé divó nṛṣádane pṛthivyā́ naro yátra devayávo mádanti | índrāya yátra sávanāni sunvé gámán mádāya prathamáṃ váyaś ca ||
Translation
यज्ञे दिवो नृषदने पृथिव्याश्च—यत्र देवयवो नरो मदन्ति; यत्रेन्द्राय सवनानि सुन्वे—स मदायागच्छतु, अस्माकं च प्रथमं वयश्च विस्तृतिं च आनयतु।
Word by Word
यज्ञेin the sacrifice
यज्ञे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) < यज्
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
नृसदनेin the seat/assembly of men
नृसदने:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootनृसदन (प्रातिपदिक) = नृ + सदन
पृथिव्याःof the earth
पृथिव्याः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
नरःmen
नरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
देवयवःgod-seeking, devoted to the gods
देवयवः:
कर्तृ (नरः-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootदेवयु (प्रातिपदिक)
मदन्तिrejoice, are exhilarated
मदन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमद्
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
सवनानिpressings, Soma-pressings
सवनानि:
कर्म (सुन्बे इति क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootसवन (प्रातिपदिक) < सु (सोम-प्रसव/अभिषव)
सुन्वे(he) presses (Soma)
सुन्वे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसु
गमन्going, coming
गमन्:
कर्तृ-विशेषण/क्रियाविशेषण
TypeKṛdanta (participle)
Rootगम्
मदायfor exhilaration, for joy
मदाय:
प्रयोजन (dative of purpose)
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक) < मद्
प्रथमम्first
प्रथमम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
वयःvital strength, vigor (youthful power)
वयः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
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