Rig Veda 7.90.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 90, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.90
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional)
Devata: Vāyu
Chandas: Jagatī (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ईशानाय प्रहुतिं यस्त आनट् छुचिं सोमं शुचिपास्तुभ्यं वायो । कृणोषि तं मर्त्येषु प्रशस्तं जातोजातो जायते वाज्यस्य ॥
Transliteration
īśānā́ya prá-hutiṃ yás ta ā́naṭ śúciṃ sómaṃ śuci-pā́s túbhyaṃ vāyo | kṛṇóṣi táṃ mártyeṣu praśastáṃ jā́to-jā́to jā́yate vā́jyasya ||
Translation
那为你主宰之威权而奉上前行之供献者——噢伐由（Vāyu），为你这清净之饮者献上清净的苏摩（Soma）。你使那供献在人间受赞颂；在他之中，力之丰盈（vā́jya）一次又一次地出生。
Word by Word
ईशानायto the lord/master
ईशानाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootईशान (प्रातिपदिक; √ईश् ‘to rule, be master’)
प्रहुतिम्invocation, offering (oblation)
प्रहुतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-हूति (प्रातिपदिक; √हू ‘to call/invoke’ with प्र-)
यःwho
यः:
कर्ता
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेto/for you
ते:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आनट्has reached/attained
आनट्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√नश्/नट् (Vedic verb ‘to reach, attain’; with आ-)
शुचिम्bright, pure
शुचिम्:
विशेषण (कर्मणः)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमम्Soma (the pressed drink)
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
शुचिपाःpure-drinking (one who drinks the pure), i.e., Vāyu
शुचिपाः:
सम्बोधन/कर्ता (वायोः विशेषण)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootशुचि-पाः (समास; शुचि + √पा ‘to drink’)
तुभ्यम्to you
तुभ्यम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वायोO Vāyu
वायो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootवायु (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणोषिyou make
कृणोषि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√कृ ‘to make, do’
तम्him/that (one)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मर्त्येषुamong mortals
मर्त्येषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रशस्तम्praised, renowned
प्रशस्तम्:
विशेषण (कर्मणः)
TypeAdjective (Past Passive Participle)
Rootप्र-शस्त (कृदन्त; √शंस्/शस् ‘to praise’ with प्र-)
जातोजातःborn again and again; each time born
जातोजातः:
विशेषण (कर्तुः)
TypeAdjective/Adverbial compound
Rootजात (कृदन्त; √जन् ‘to be born’) + जात (पुनरुक्ति-समास/अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग)
जायतेis born/arises
जायते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√जन् ‘to be born, arise’
वाज्यस्यof the prize/strength (victorious power)
वाज्यस्य:
षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाज्य (प्रातिपदिक; from वाज ‘prize, strength’ → ‘bringing prize/strength’)
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