Rig Veda 7.97.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 97, Mantra 5
Sukta 7.97
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Bṛhaspati
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तमा नो अर्कममृताय जुष्टमिमे धासुरमृतासः पुराजाः । शुचिक्रन्दं यजतं पस्त्यानां बृहस्पतिमनर्वाणं हुवेम ॥
Transliteration
tám ā́ no arkáṃ amṛ́tāya júṣṭam imé dhā́sur amṛ́tāsaḥ purājā́ḥ | śúcikrandam yajatáṃ pastyā́nāṃ bṛ́haspátim anárvāṇaṃ huvema ||
Translation
我们呼唤他——不倦的布里哈斯帕提：愿此颂歌为不死者所悦；这些古生的诸不死者、施与者扶持它。那清净而发出呼号者、居处之中可祭可敬者——我们祈请布里哈斯帕提，无可阻遏者。
Word by Word
तमthat (him/it)
तम:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अर्कम्hymn of praise, song
अर्कम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृतायfor immortality
अमृताय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
जुष्टम्pleasing, gladly accepted
जुष्टम्:
—
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootजुष् (धातु) → जुष्ट (कृदन्त, भूतकृदन्त/क्त)
इमेthese
इमे:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
धासुःbestowers, establishers
धासुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootधा (धातु) → धासु (कृदन्त, उ-प्रत्यय; ‘स्थापक/धारक/विधाता’)
अमृतासःimmortal
अमृतासः:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
पुराजाःancient-born, primeval
पुराजाः:
—
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootपुरा-ज (प्रातिपदिक; पुरा + √जन् ‘to be born’ → ‘born of old/ancient-born’)
शुचिक्रन्दम्clear-voiced, pure-calling
शुचिक्रन्दम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि-क्रन्द (प्रातिपदिक; शुचि ‘bright/pure’ + क्रन्द ‘cry/call’)
यजतम्adorable, worthy of sacrifice
यजतम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootयजत (प्रातिपदिक; √यज् ‘to worship’ → ‘worthy of worship’)
पस्त्यानाम्of dwellings, homesteads
पस्त्यानाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootपस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहस्पतिम्Bṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (deity)
Rootबृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
अनर्वाणम्unfailing, unerring
अनर्वाणम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootअनर्वाण (प्रातिपदिक; न्-नर्वाण ‘not failing/unswerving’, neg. a-)
हुवेमlet us invoke, we call
हुवेम:
—
TypeVerb
Root√हू (धातु)
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