Rig Veda 7.7.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 7, Mantra 5

Sukta 7.7

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

असादि वृतो वह्निराजगन्वानग्निर्ब्रह्मा नृषदने विधर्ता । द्यौश्च यं पृथिवी वावृधाते आ यं होता यजति विश्ववारम् ॥

Transliteration

asā́di vṛtó váhnir ā́jaganvān agnír brahmā́ nṛṣádane vidhartā́ | dyáuś ca yáṁ pṛthivī́ vāvṛdhā́te ā́ yáṁ hotā́ yájati viśvávāram ||

Translation

ఎంచబడినవాడై ఆసీనుడై, వహించే జ్వాలల రాజు వచ్చి చేరాడు—అగ్ని, బ్రహ్మా, నరాసనంలో విధర్త (ధారకుడు). అతనిని ద్యౌ మరియు పృథివి వృద్ధి చేస్తాయి; అతనిని హోతా యజిస్తాడు—సర్వవరసంపన్నుడు (విశ్వవారం) అయిన అగ్నిని.

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Word by Word

• असादि: sat down; took its seat; was established
• असादि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (सीदति) / √सद् (सद् ‘to sit, settle’)

• व्रतः: the ordained one; the one of sacred ordinance
• व्रतः: Kartā (appositional epithet of अग्निः) / or predicate-noun
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत- (prātipadika) < √वृ (to choose/resolve; ‘vow, ordinance’)

• वह्निराजगन्वान्: the bearer, royally advancing
• वह्निराजगन्वान्: Kartā (epithet of अग्निः)
• Type: Noun/Adjective (compound epithet)
• Root: वह्नि- (carrier, fire) + राजगन्वन्- (prātipadika; ‘going/advancing royally’)

• अग्निः: Agni (Fire)
• अग्निः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि- (prātipadika)

• ब्रह्मा: the Brahman-priest; the sacred-formulator
• ब्रह्मा: Kartā (in apposition to अग्निः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्- (prātipadika) ‘sacred formulation; priestly power’

• नृषदने: in the seat/assembly of men
• नृषदने: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ- + सदन- (prātipadika) ‘seat of men; assembly’

• विधर्ता: the supporter; the sustainer
• विधर्ता: Kartā (apposition to अग्निः)
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: वि-√धृ (to hold, support) → विधर्तृ- (agent noun)

• द्यौः: Heaven (Sky)
• द्यौः: Kartā (with पृथिवी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यौ- (prātipadika) ‘sky’

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (indeclinable)

• यम्: whom
• यम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (relative pronoun)

• पृथिवी: Earth
• पृथिवी: Kartā (with द्यौः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी- (prātipadika)

• वावृधाते: the two have increased; have made (him) grow
• वावृधाते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृध् (to grow, increase) with reduplication (intensive/perfect-like) → वावृधाते

• आ: unto; towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (preverb/indeclinable)

• यम्: whom
• यम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (relative pronoun)

• होता: the Hotṛ-priest (invoker)
• होता: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: होतृ- (prātipadika) < √हु (to sacrifice, invoke)

• यजति: worships; sacrifices
• यजति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यज् (to worship, sacrifice)

• विश्ववारम्: all-boon; bringing all desirable gifts
• विश्ववारम्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: विश्व- + वार- (prātipadika) ‘all’ + ‘choice/good/boon’