Rig Veda 1.142.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 142, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.142
Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya (traditional)
Devata: Indra (invited as chief enjoyer of Soma in many contexts), with ritual implements/Barhis as supporting powers
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्तृणानासो यतस्रुचो बर्हिर्यज्ञे स्वध्वरे । वृञ्जे देवव्यचस्तममिन्द्राय शर्म सप्रथः ॥
Transliteration
stṛṇānā́so yatá-sruco barhír yajñé svàdhvare | vṛñjé devávyacas-tamam índrāya śárma sa-práthaḥ ||
Translation
إذ نبسط البَرْهِس (المقعد المقدّس) ونُحكِم إمساكَ الملاعق في ضبطٍ قويم، في مسيرِ اليَجْنَا (yajña) المُحكَم، نُهيّئ أوسعَ نُطقٍ إلهيّ لإندرا—سلامًا وحِمىً فسيحَين يتّسع فيهما الكيان.
Word by Word
स्तृणानासःspreading (the grass), strewing
स्तृणानासः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple (Adjective used substantively)
Rootस्तृ (धातु) → स्तृणान (वर्तमान कृदन्त/शतृ)
यतस्रुचःhaving the ladles ready/controlled (i.e., with prepared offering-ladles)
यतस्रुचः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective (compound)
Rootयत (प्रातिपदिक) + स्रुच् (प्रातिपदिक) → यतस्रुच्
बर्हिःthe sacred grass (barhis)
बर्हिः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञेin the sacrifice
यज्ञे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वध्वरेin the well-ordered rite (good ritual)
स्वध्वरे:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective (used substantively with यज्ञे)
Rootसु + अध्वर (प्रातिपदिक) → स्वध्वर
वृञ्जेI arrange / I prepare
वृञ्जे:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootवृञ्ज् (धातु)
देवव्यचस्तमम्the most divinely-radiant / best of divine splendor
देवव्यचस्तमम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (superlative)
Rootदेवव्यचस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having divine radiance/utterance’) + तमप्
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
शर्मshelter, protection, comfort
शर्म:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सप्रथःwidely-extending, broad, expansive
सप्रथः:
विशेषण (of implied ‘अहम्’/the act), or predicative qualifier
TypeAdjective
Rootसु + प्रथस्/प्रथ (प्रातिपदिक) → सप्रथ
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