Rig Veda 7.33.8 — Mandala 7, Sukta 33, Mantra 8
Sukta 7.33
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭhas)
Devata: Vasiṣṭhas as lineage of seers; cosmic symbols Sūrya/Samudra/Vāta as invoked powers of illumination, vastness, and force
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सूर्यस्येव वक्षथो ज्योतिरेषां समुद्रस्येव महिमा गभीरः । वातस्येव प्रजवो नान्येन स्तोमो वसिष्ठा अन्वेतवे वः ॥
Transliteration
sū́ryasya-iva vakṣátho jyótir eṣāṁ samudrásya-iva mahimā́ gabhīráḥ | vā́tasya-iva pra-javó nā́nyena stómo vasiṣṭhā ánv-etave vaḥ ||
Translation
As the Sun bears and drives forward their light, as the Ocean holds a deep and vast greatness, as the Wind moves with irresistible impetus—so is this hymn, O Vasiṣṭhas, to pursue and reach you by no other path.
Word by Word
सूर्यस्यof the Sun
सूर्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
(उपमान-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
वक्षथःthe expanse (breadth)
वक्षथः:
कर्तृ/विशेष्य (उपमेय-रूपेण)
TypeNoun
Rootवक्षथ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वक्षस्/वक्षथ’ = विस्तार/प्रसार/विस्तीर्णता)
ज्योतिःlight, radiance
ज्योतिः:
कर्तृ/विशेष्य
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
एषाम्of these (of them)
एषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
समुद्रस्यof the ocean
समुद्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
(उपमान-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
महिमाgreatness, majesty
महिमा:
कर्तृ/विशेष्य
TypeNoun
Rootमहिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
गभीरःdeep
गभीरः:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootगभीर (प्रातिपदिक)
वातस्यof the wind
वातस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootवात (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
(उपमान-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
प्रजवःimpetus, swift rush
प्रजवः:
कर्तृ/विशेष्य
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-जव (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वेग/प्रेरित-वेग’)
नnot
न:
(निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अन्येनby another (by anyone else)
अन्येन:
करण (तृतीया)
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमःhymn of praise
स्तोमः:
कर्तृ/विशेष्य
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
वसिष्ठाःthe Vasiṣṭhas (Vasiṣṭha’s clan/poets)
वसिष्ठाः:
कर्तृ (स्तुतिकर्तारः)
TypeNoun (proper name/plural)
Rootवसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्वेतवेto follow, to go after
अन्वेतवे:
प्रयोजन (उद्देश्य)
TypeVerb (infinitive)
Rootअनु-इ (धातु: इ ‘to go’) → अन्वेतु (इच्छार्थ/गन्तुम्) ; इन्फिनिटिव्-रूप
वःfor you / of you
वः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (प्रसङ्गानुसार)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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