Rig Veda 7.13.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 13, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.13
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni Vaiśvānara / Jātavedas
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वमग्ने शोचिषा शोशुचान आ रोदसी अपृणा जायमानः । त्वं देवाँ अभिशस्तेरमुञ्चो वैश्वानर जातवेदो महित्वा ॥
Transliteration
tvám agne śocíṣā śóśucāna ā́ ródasī apṛṇā jā́yamānaḥ | tváṃ devā́n abhí-śaster amuñco vaiśvānara jā́ta-vedo mahitvā́ ||
Translation
O Agni, blazing with your flame, when you are born you fill the two worlds. You release the gods from hostile oppression; O Vaiśvānara, O Jātavedas, by your greatness.
Word by Word
त्वम्thou
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
शोचिषाwith (thy) flame/splendour
शोचिषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootशोचिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
शोशुचानःblazing, shining intensely
शोशुचानः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Root√शुच् (दीप्तौ/शोचने) → शोशुचान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
आforth, up, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
रोदसीthe two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदसी:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक; द्यावापृथिव्यौ)
अपृणाःthou didst fill
अपृणाः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पॄ (पूरणे) + अ- (लङ्)
जायमानःbeing born, as thou art born
जायमानः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple
Root√जन् (जन्मनि) → जायमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वम्thou
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिशस्तेःfrom curse/hostile imprecation
अभिशस्तेः:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootअभिशस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
अमुञ्चःthou didst release
अमुञ्चः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मुच् (मोचने) + अ- (लङ्)
वैश्वानरO Vaiśvānara
वैश्वानर:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootवैश्वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
जातवेदःO Jātavedas (knower of births/creatures)
जातवेदः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootजातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
महित्वाby (thy) greatness, through majesty
महित्वा:
करण
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootमहि-त्व (प्रातिपदिक; भाववाचक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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