Rig Veda 1.67.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 67, Mantra 8

Sukta 1.67

Rishi: Parāśara (traditional)

Devata: Agni (as revealer of treasures through R̥ta)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; confirm)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

वि ये चृतन्त्यृता सपन्त आदिद्वसूनि प्र ववाचास्मै ॥

Transliteration

ví yé cṛtánty r̥tā́ sápanta ā́d íd vásūni prá vavāca asmai ॥

Translation

Those who cut apart the obstructing knots and follow the ways of Truth—then indeed the riches (the inner treasures) are declared and released for him.

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Word by Word

• वि: apart, forth, asunder (preverb)
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (upasarga)

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• चृ॒तन्ति: they separate/cleave/cut (asunder)
• चृ॒तन्ति: (with ये) Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: चृत् (धातु; Vedic)

• ऋ॒ता: the truths / the cosmic ordinances (ṛta)
• ऋ॒ता: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत (prātipadika)

• सपन्ते: they follow / attend / accompany
• सपन्ते: (with ये) Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: सप् (धातु; Vedic, ‘to follow/attend/serve’)

• आ: towards, unto (preverb)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga)

• इद्: indeed, just
• इद्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इद् (nipāta)

• वसू॑नि: goods, riches
• वसू॑नि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (prātipadika)

• प्र: forth, forward (preverb)
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• ववाच: he has spoken / proclaimed
• ववाच: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)

• अस्मै: to him
• अस्मै: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)