Rig Veda 10.65.7 — Mandala 10, Sukta 65, Mantra 7

Sukta 10.65

Devata: Viśve Devāḥ / Ṛta-vṛdhaḥ divine powers (possibly Angiras-like flame agents, but not explicit)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

दिवक्षसो अग्निजिह्वा ऋतावृध ऋतस्य योनिं विमृशन्त आसते । द्यां स्कभित्व्यप आ चक्रुरोजसा यज्ञं जनित्वी तन्वी नि मामृजुः ॥

Transliteration

divákṣaso agnijihvā́ ṛtā́vṛdha ṛtásya yóniṃ vimṛśánta āsate | dyā́ṃ skabhitvī́ apá ā́ cakrur ójasā yajñáṃ janitvī́ tanvī́ ní māmṛjuḥ ||

Translation

The wide-shining ones, flame-tongued, increasers of the Truth, sit touching and discerning the womb of ṛta; having propped up heaven, they by force set the waters in motion; giving birth to the sacrifice, they fashioned it in the body and made it ready.

Word by Word

• दिवक्षसः: the heaven-dwellers / celestial ones
• दिवक्षसः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्-क्षस् (प्रातिपदिक: दिवक्षस्)

• अग्निजिह्वाः: having Agni as tongue; fire-tongued
• अग्निजिह्वाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि-जिह्वा (समास-प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋतावृधः: increased by ṛta (cosmic order); ṛta-nourished
• ऋतावृधः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋता-वृध (समास-प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋतस्य: of ṛta / of the cosmic order
• ऋतस्य: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत (प्रातिपदिक)

• योनिम्: womb; source; seat
• योनिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक)

• विमृशन्तः: touching; examining; seeking
• विमृशन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: वि-मृश् (धातु: मृश् ‘to touch/examine’)

• आसते: they sit; they abide
• आसते: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु: आस् ‘to sit’)

• द्याम्: heaven; the sky
• द्याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्कभित्वि: having propped up; having supported
• स्कभित्वि: Kriyā (पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb (absolutive)
• Root: स्कभ् (धातु: स्कभ् ‘to prop/support’)

• अपः: the waters
• अपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: towards; forth
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• चक्रुः: they have made; they made
• चक्रुः: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु: कृ ‘to do/make’)

• ओजसा: with strength; by might
• ओजसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• जनित्वि: having produced; having generated
• जनित्वि: Kriyā (पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb (absolutive)
• Root: जन् (धातु: जन् ‘to be born/produce’)

• तन्वी: with (their) body; bodily
• तन्वी: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनू (प्रातिपदिक)

• नि: down; in; thoroughly
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• मामृजुः: they have wiped/cleansed; they purified
• मामृजुः: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृज् (धातु: मृज् ‘to wipe/clean/purify’)