Rig Veda 7.44.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 44, Mantra 2

Sukta 7.44

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (probable)

Devata: Dadhikrāvan; Iḷā; Aśvins

Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

दधिक्रामु नमसा बोधयन्त उदीराणा यज्ञमुपप्रयन्तः । इळां देवीं बर्हिषि सादयन्तोऽश्विना विप्रा सुहवा हुवेम ॥

Transliteration

dadhikrā́m u námasā bodháyanta utī́rāṇā yajñám upaprayántaḥ | iḷā́ṁ devī́ṁ bárhiṣi sā́dayanto 'śvínā víprā suháva huvema ||

Translation

Awakening Dadhikrāvan with reverence, rising up and advancing toward the sacrifice, we set the goddess Iḷā upon the sacred seat; we inspired ones call the Aśvins with a good call, for they come readily.

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Word by Word

• दधिक्राम्: Dadhikrāvan (the divine steed/deity)
• दधिक्राम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (proper name)
• Root: दधिक्रावन् (प्रातिपदिक) / दधिक्रामन् (वैदिक रूप)

• नमसा: with reverence, by homage
• नमसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• बोधयन्तः: awakening, causing to awaken
• बोधयन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Verb (causative participle)
• Root: बुध् (धातु)

• उदीराणाः: rising up, setting in motion
• उदीराणाः: Kartā
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: उद्-ईर् (धातु) / ईर् (गत्यर्थ)

• यज्ञम्: the sacrifice, ritual
• यज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)

• उपप्रयन्तः: approaching, coming near
• उपप्रयन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: उप-प्र-इ (धातु: इ ‘गमन’)

• इळाम्: Iḷā (goddess of nourishment/oblation)
• इळाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इळा (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)

• बर्हिषि: on the sacred grass (barhis)
• बर्हिषि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सादयन्तः: seating, causing to sit
• सादयन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Verb (causative participle)
• Root: सद् (धातु) → णिजन्त सादय-

• अश्विना: O Aśvins (divine twins)
• अश्विना: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun (dual deity name)
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• विप्राः: inspired priests/seers
• विप्राः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुहवाः: good at invocation, invoking well
• सुहवाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-हव (प्रातिपदिक; सु + हव ‘to call’)

• हुवेम: we have invoked / we invoke
• हुवेम: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: हू (धातु ‘आह्वान’)