Rig Veda 7.7.3 — Mandala 7, Sukta 7, Mantra 3
Sukta 7.7
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्राचीनो यज्ञः सुधितं हि बर्हिः प्रीणीते अग्निरीळितो न होता । आ मातरा विश्ववारे हुवानो यतो यविष्ठ जज्ञिषे सुशेवः ॥
Transliteration
prācī́nó yajñáḥ sudhítaṁ hí barhíḥ prīṇī́te agnír īḷitó ná hotā́ | ā́ mā́tarā viśvávāre huvānó yáto yaviṣṭha jajñiṣé suśévaḥ ||
Translation
The sacrifice turns eastward; the grass-seat is well arranged. Agni, praised, rejoices as the priest. Calling the two Mothers, rich in all boons, thou art born, O youngest, from whom thou comest—benign in thy coming.
Word by Word
प्राचीनःancient, from of old
प्राचीनः:
Kartā (यज्ञः का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राचीन (प्र-आञ्च् > प्राचीन)
यज्ञःsacrifice, ritual
यज्ञः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (यज्)
सुधितम्well-arranged, well-set
सुधितम्:
Karma (प्रीणीते इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective (PPP used adjectivally)
Rootसु-धित (धा/धि; PPP धित ‘placed/arranged’)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
बर्हिःsacrificial grass, barhis
बर्हिः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस्
प्रीणीतेis pleased, delights (in)
प्रीणीते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootप्री (प्रीणाति)
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
ईळितःpraised, invoked
ईळितः:
Kartā (अग्निः का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (PPP)
Rootईळित (ईळ्/ईड् ‘praise’; PPP)
नas, like
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
होताHotar-priest, invoker
होता:
Kartā (उपमान/सम्बन्धः: ‘होता इव’)
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (हु ‘to sacrifice/invoke’)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / particle
Rootआ
मातरौthe two mothers (Heaven and Earth / kindling-sticks in ritual context)
मातरौ:
Karma (हुवानः इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ
विश्ववारेall-bountiful, rich in all boons
विश्ववारे:
Karma (मातरौ का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व-वार (वार ‘choice/good thing’)
हुवानःcalling, invoking
हुवानः:
Kartā (अग्निः—‘calling’)
TypeParticiple (present)
Rootहू (ह्वयति/हवते); शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
यतःfrom where/whence; since
यतः:
Apādāna/Source (यतः = ‘whence/from which time’)
TypeIndeclinable (relative adverb)
Rootयतः
यविष्ठO youngest (Agni)
यविष्ठ:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective (superlative, vocative)
Rootयविष्ठ (युव/यव ‘young’ + इष्ठ)
जज्ञिषेyou were born; you have been born
जज्ञिषे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (जज्ञे); परस्मै/आत्मने?—वेदिक परफेक्ट मध्यमपुरुष
सुशेवःvery gracious, benevolent
सुशेवः:
Kartā (अग्निः का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-शेव (शेव ‘kind, gracious, friendly’)
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