Rig Veda 7.2.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 2, Mantra 1
Sukta 7.2
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni (with strong solar alignment to Sūrya’s rays)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
जुषस्व नः समिधमग्ने अद्य शोचा बृहद्यजतं धूममृण्वन् । उप स्पृश दिव्यं सानु स्तूपैः सं रश्मिभिस्ततनः सूर्यस्य ॥
Transliteration
juṣásva naḥ samídham agne adyá śócā bṛhád yájatam dhūmám ṛṇván | úpa spṛśa divyáṃ sā́nu stū́paiḥ sáṃ raśmíbhis tatanaḥ sū́ryasya ||
Translation
阿耆尼啊，今日请悦纳我们的柴薪；请炽燃广大、堪受祭礼，扬起你的烟云。以你火焰之舌触及天上的光辉峰顶；与太阳的光线相应，铺展你自身。
Word by Word
जुषस्वbe pleased; accept
जुषस्व:
—
TypeVerb
Rootजुष् (सेवने/प्रीतौ)
नःof us; our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
समिधम्kindling-stick; fuel
समिधम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसमिध् (स्त्री., प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अद्यtoday; now
अद्य:
अधिकारण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
शोचाःshine; blaze
शोचाः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootशुच् (दीप्तौ)
बृहत्great; lofty
बृहत्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत् (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
यजतम्worthy of worship
यजतम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootयजत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √यज्)
धूमम्smoke
धूमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधूम (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋण्वन्sending forth; setting in motion
ऋण्वन्:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootऋणु/ऋण्व् (गत्यर्थ/प्रापणे; ‘उद्गमने/प्रसरणे’)
उपup to; near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्पृशtouch
स्पृश:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्पृश् (स्पर्शने)
दिव्यम्heavenly; celestial
दिव्यम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
सानुridge; summit
सानु:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसानु (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तूपैःwith pillars/posts (as supports)
स्तूपैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootस्तूप (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together; completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
रश्मिभिःwith rays
रश्मिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरश्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
ततनःyou have stretched/spread
ततनः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootतन् (विस्तारे)
सूर्यस्यof the Sun
सूर्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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