Rig Veda 7.42.6: Mandala 7, Sukta 42, Mantra 6

Sukta 7.42

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Agni (with a concluding collective appeal to the assisting Powers: ‘yūyam pāta’)

Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable for RV 7.42; verse length and cadence consistent)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

एवाग्निं सहस्यं वसिष्ठो रायस्कामो विश्वप्स्न्यस्य स्तौत् । इषं रयिं पप्रथद्वाजमस्मे यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥

Transliteration

evā́gniṁ sahasyàṁ váṣiṣṭho rāyáskāmo viśvápsnyasyá staut | íṣaṁ rayíṁ paprathád vā́jam asmè yūyáṁ pāta svastíbhíḥ sadā́ naḥ ||

Translation

Thus Vasiṣṭha, desiring the fullness of being, has praised Agni the puissant, the one of all-effective workings. May he widen for us the impulsion and the inner riches, and the plenitude of force; you Powers, guard us always with your harmonies of well-being.

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Word by Word

• एव: thus, indeed
• एव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अग्निम्: Agni (the Fire-god)
• अग्निम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि

• सहस्यम्: mighty, powerful (lit. ‘of strength’)
• सहस्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्य

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (proper name)
• Root: वसिष्ठ

• रायस्कामः: desiring wealth
• रायस्कामः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रायस्-काम

• विश्वप्स्न्यस्य: of all-encompassing/omni-working (Agni)
• विश्वप्स्न्यस्य: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Adjective (genitival)
• Root: विश्वप्स्न्य

• स्तौत्: praised
• स्तौत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु

• इषम्: refreshment, nourishment
• इषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्/इषा

• रयिम्: wealth
• रयिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रयि

• पप्रथत्: has spread forth, has extended
• पप्रथत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-प्रथ्

• वाजम्: prize, strength, (victory-)booty
• वाजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज

• अस्मे: for us, to us
• अस्मे: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• पात: protect
• पात: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा

• स्वस्तिभिः: with well-being, with blessings
• स्वस्तिभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वस्ति

• सदा: always
• सदा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• नः: us
• नः: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्