Rig Veda 7.1.15: Mandala 7, Sukta 1, Mantra 15
Sukta 7.1
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭhas)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सेदग्निर्यो वनुष्यतो निपाति समेद्धारमंहस उरुष्यात् । सुजातासः परि चरन्ति वीराः ॥
Transliteration
séd agnír yó vanuṣyató nípāti sameddhā́ram áṃhasa uruṣyā́t | sujātā́saḥ pári caranti vīrā́ḥ ||
Translation
อัคนีองค์นี้—เมื่อผู้คนปรารถนาจะปรนนิบัติ—ย่อมเสด็จลงสู่ผู้จุดไฟบูชาอย่างดี และทรงแผ่เขาให้พ้นจากความคับขัน. รอบพระองค์เหล่าวีรชนผู้กำเนิดดีเวียนไปมา; พลังอันชอบธรรมหมุนเวียนคุ้มครอง.
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → सः
इद्indeed, just
इद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
अग्निःAgni; fire
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (य-प्रातिपदिक, सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम)
वनुष्यतःof the worshipper / of the one who seeks (him)
वनुष्यतः:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (participle used substantively)
Rootवनुष्यत्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वनुष्य’/‘वनुष्यति’ से ‘इच्छन्/सेवमानः’ अर्थे) अथवा √वनस्/√वन (कामय्/सेव्) से वर्तमानकृदन्त
निपातिfalls down; comes down
निपाति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पत् (पतति) उपसर्ग-नि + √पत्
समेध्धारम्the good kindler (of the fire), the one who kindles well
समेध्धारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootसम् + √इध् (इन्धते/इध्) → समेध्धृ- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक ‘kindler/one who kindles well’)
अंहसःfrom distress/sin/anguish
अंहसः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
उरुष्यātmay he protect/rescue
उरुष्यāt:
—
TypeVerb
Root√उरुष्य् (उरुष्यति ‘to make wide; to protect, to rescue’)
सुजातासःwell-born (men), noble-born
सुजातासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसु- + जात- (√जन् क्त-प्रत्यय) → सुजात- (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround; about
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चरन्तिthey move; they attend; they go about
चरन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√चर् (चरति)
वीराःheroes; men
वीराः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवीर- (प्रातिपदिक)
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