Rig Veda 2.3.7: Mandala 2, Sukta 3, Mantra 7
Sukta 2.3
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: The Divine Hotars (paired priest-powers)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दैव्या होतारा प्रथमा विदुष्टर ऋजु यक्षतः समृचा वपुष्टरा । देवान्यजन्तावृतुथा समञ्जतो नाभा पृथिव्या अधि सानुषु त्रिषु ॥
Transliteration
daivyā́ hótārā prathamā́ vidúṣṭara ṛjú yakṣataḥ sám ṛcā́ vapúṣṭarā | devā́n yájantāv ṛtúthā sám añjató nā́bhā pṛthivyā́ ádhi sā́nuṣu tríṣu ||
Translation
两位天界的祭官（Hotṛ），最先而更具明知，以颂歌端直地行祭，形相更臻圆满；他们依时令向诸神献祭，使之和谐会合于大地的脐处，在她三重高冈之上。
Word by Word
दैव्यौthe two divine
दैव्यौ:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-पदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootदैव्य- (< देव ‘god’ + यत्/व्य प्रत्यय) प्रातिपदिक
होतारौtwo Hotṛ-priests / invokers
होतारौ:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ- (< √हु ‘to sacrifice, invoke’ + तृच्) प्रातिपदिक
प्रथमौthe first
प्रथमौ:
विशेषण (होतारौ)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम- प्रातिपदिक
विदुष्टरौmore knowing / most skilled
विदुष्टरौ:
विशेषण (होतारौ)
TypeAdjective
Rootविदुष्टर- (तुलनात्मक; < विद्वस्/विदुष् ‘knowing’)
ऋजुstraight, rightly
ऋजु:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootऋजु- प्रातिपदिक
यक्षतःthey two worship / perform sacrifice
यक्षतः:
क्रिया (कर्तृ=होतारौ)
TypeVerb
Root√यज् ‘to worship, sacrifice’
समृचाwith a (well-joined) ṛc-verse
समृचा:
करण
TypeNoun (instrumental phrase)
Rootसम्-ऋच्/ऋचा (ऋच् ‘hymn, verse’), प्रातिपदिक
वपुष्टरौmore splendid / most beautiful in form
वपुष्टरौ:
विशेषण (होतारौ)
TypeAdjective
Rootवपुष्टर- (तुलनात्मक; < वपुस् ‘form, beauty’)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- प्रातिपदिक
अयजन्तौthey two worshipped / sacrificed
अयजन्तौ:
क्रिया (कर्तृ=होतारौ)
TypeVerb
Root√यज् ‘to worship, sacrifice’
ऋतुथाaccording to due season / in proper order
ऋतुथा:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऋतु- ‘season, proper time’ + -था (अव्ययीभाव)
समञ्जतःthey two fit/arrange (well), join together
समञ्जतः:
क्रिया (कर्तृ=होतारौ)
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + √अञ्ज् ‘to anoint, adorn; fit together’
नाभाwith/like a navel (hub)
नाभा:
करण/सह (उपमान-प्रयोगः)
TypeNoun
Rootनाभि- प्रातिपदिक
पृथिव्याःof the earth
पृथिव्याः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी- प्रातिपदिक
अधिupon, over
अधि:
अधिकारण-निर्देशक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सानुषुon the ridges/summits
सानुषु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootसानु- ‘ridge, summit, tableland’ प्रातिपदिक
त्रिषुin/among the three
त्रिषु:
विशेषण (सानुषु)
TypeNumeral (adjectival)
Rootत्रि- (संख्या) प्रातिपदिक
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
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