Rig Veda 7.42.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 42, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.42
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vāsiṣṭha family, Mandala 7)
Devata: Agni (with Soma-pressing context; gods’ manifestations invoked through Agni)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical scan for certainty)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सुगस्ते अग्ने सनवित्तो अध्वा युक्ष्वा सुते हरितो रोहितश्च । ये वा सद्मन्नरुषा वीरवाहो हुवे देवानां जनिमानि सत्तः ॥
Transliteration
sugás te agne sánavitto ádhvā yukṣvā suté hárito róhitaś ca | yé vā sádmann aruṣā́ vīravā́ho huv́e devā́nāṃ jánimāni sattáḥ ||
Translation
阿耆尼（Agni）啊，你的道路吉祥——那赢得宝藏的行程。于榨压之际，轭上那黄褐与赤红的诸力。无论那些赤红者在家中——承载英雄之力者——我这坐于仪式中的人，呼唤诸神的诞生与显现。
Word by Word
सु॒गःeasy (to go), good
सु॒गः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-ग (प्रातिपदिक: सुग) < गम्/ग॑म् (गमन)
तेfor you / your
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
सनवित्तःwell-won / well-found
सनवित्तः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Root√सन्/सन् (to win, obtain) + √विद् (to find/know) → कृत्-समास/बहुव्रीहि-भावः (प्रातिपदिक: सनवित्त)
अध्वाpath, course
अध्वा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
युक्ष्वyoke! harness!
युक्ष्व:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√युज् (युजँ)
सुतेin the pressed Soma
सुते:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective
Root√सु (to press Soma) → सुत (कृदन्त/भूतकृत)
हरितःthe tawny (mares)
हरितः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहरित् (प्रातिपदिक)
रोहितःthe ruddy (ones/steeds)
रोहितः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
वाor / indeed
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
सद्मन्in the seat/dwelling
सद्मन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसद्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अरुषाःruddy, bright
अरुषाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
वीरवाहःbearing heroes / bringing men
वीरवाहः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootवीर-वाह (समास; प्रातिपदिक: वीरवाह) < वह् (to carry)
हुवेI invoke
हुवे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√हू (ह्वे/हूयते; to call, invoke)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
जनिमानिbirths, origins
जनिमानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजनिमन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘birth, origin’)
सत्तःseated / being present
सत्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√सद् (to sit) → सत्त (PPP) / ‘seated, present’
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