Rig Veda 7.66.19: Mandala 7, Sukta 66, Mantra 19
Sukta 7.66
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Mitra–Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (invocation/imperative style)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ यातं मित्रावरुणा जुषाणावाहुतिं नरा । पातं सोममृतावृधा ॥
Transliteration
ā́ yā́taṃ mitrā́varuṇā juṣāṇā́vā́hutim narā | pā́taṃ sómam ṛtā́vṛdhā ||
Translation
హే మిత్రావరుణులారా, ఆహుతిలో ఆనందిస్తూ—హే వీరులారా/బలవంతులారా—ఇక్కడికి రండి. ఋతాన్ని (Ṛta) వృద్ధిచేసేవారలారా, సోమాన్ని పానంచేయండి.
Word by Word
आhither, towards (preverb: ‘to/near’)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
यातम्come (you two)!
यातम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) / yā ‘to go’
मित्रावरुणाMitra and Varuṇa (the two gods)
मित्रावरुणा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (dual compound name)
Rootमित्र + वरुण (प्रातिपदिके)
जुषाणौbeing pleased; accepting (you two)
जुषाणौ:
Kartā (विशेषणम्) / agent-qualifier
TypeVerb (participial) / Adjectival participle
Rootजुष् (धातु) / juṣ ‘to enjoy, be pleased, accept’
आहुतिम्the oblation
आहुतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआ-हु (धातु) / ā-hu ‘to offer, sacrifice’ → आहुति (प्रातिपदिक)
नराO you two men/heroic ones (vocative, addressed to the gods)
नरा:
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TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
पातम्drink (you two)!
पातम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु) / pā ‘to drink, protect’ (here: drink)
सोमम्Soma (the pressed ritual drink)
सोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतावृधाO you two who increase/support ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतावृधा:
—
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootऋत + वृध (प्रातिपदिक-समासः: ‘ṛta’ + ‘vṛdh’)
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