Rig Veda 7.97.7: Mandala 7, Sukta 97, Mantra 7
Sukta 7.97
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Bṛhaspati
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स हि शुचिः शतपत्रः स शुन्ध्युर्हिरण्यवाशीरिषिरः स्वर्षाः । बृहस्पतिः स स्वावेश ऋष्वः पुरू सखिभ्य आसुतिं करिष्ठः ॥
Transliteration
sá hí śúciḥ śatápātraḥ sá śundhyúr híraṇyavāśīr iṣiráḥ svàrṣāḥ | bṛ́haspátiḥ sá svā́veśa ṛ́ṣvaḥ purū́ sákhībhya āsutíṃ káriṣṭhaḥ ||
Translation
因为他确是清净者，百重广阔者；他是净化者，金声之宣告者，激励者，负持光辉之力者。布里哈斯帕提——善于入临者，高峻而雄伟——将为众多同伴成就苏摩（Soma）的压榨与倾注，喜悦之流。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed / for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
शुचिःbright, pure
शुचिः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि- (प्रातिपदिक)
शतपत्रःhundred-winged / hundred-feathered
शतपत्रः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootशत-पत्र- (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शुन्ध्युःpurifier, cleanser
शुन्ध्युः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootशुन्ध्यु- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘शोधयिता/शुचिकर्ता’ इत्यर्थे)
हिरण्यवाशीःgold-clad / wearing gold
हिरण्यवाशीः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्य-वाशी- (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
ऋषिरःardent, vigorous
ऋषिरः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋषिर- (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वर्षाःwinning heaven/light; heaven-conquering
स्वर्षाः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वर्-सा- (समास-प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्वर्’ + ‘सा/सन्’)
बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootबृहस्पति- (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्वावेशःwell-impelled / well-entering (strongly inspired)
स्वावेशः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-आवेश- (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
ऋष्वःlofty, great
ऋष्वः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋष्व- (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरूmuch, many
पुरू:
Karma (परिमाण-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु- (प्रातिपदिक; अव्ययवत् नपुंसक-रूपेण)
सखिभ्यःto (his) friends
सखिभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसखि- (प्रातिपदिक)
आसुतिम्libation, pressing/oblation
आसुतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआ-सुति- (प्रातिपदिक)
करिष्ठःwill make / shall perform
करिष्ठः:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb (finite, Vedic future-like form) / verbal adjective
Rootकृ (धातु) → करिṣ्ठ- (परिप्रास/वेदिक-पर्याय; भविष्यत्/इच्छार्थे)
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