Rig Veda 1.36.12: Mandala 1, Sukta 36, Mantra 12
Sukta 1.36
Rishi: Medhyātithi Kaṇva (Kaṇva tradition)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Jagatī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
रायस्पूर्धि स्वधावोऽस्ति हि तेऽग्ने देवेष्वाप्यम् । त्वं वाजस्य श्रुत्यस्य राजसि स नो मृळ महाँ असि ॥
Transliteration
rāyáspūrdhi svadhā́vo 'sti hí te 'gne devéṣv ā́pyam | tváṃ vā́jasya śrútyasya rājasi sá no mṛḷa mahā́ṃ asi ||
Translation
املأنا بفيض الوجود، يا أغني ذو القدرة الذاتية؛ فإن لك مَدخلاً حميماً بين الآلهة. أنت تسود على الـvāja الذي يُسمَع ويُثبَت—فكن رحيماً بنا؛ إنك المَهَان، العظيم.
Word by Word
रायस्of wealth, of riches
रायस्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation) / विशेषण-सम्बन्धः
TypeNoun
Rootराय् (प्रातिपदिक: राय- ‘धन/समृद्धि’)
पूर्धिfill, bestow (grant)
पूर्धि:
क्रिया (आज्ञा); कर्म अपेक्षितम् (याच्यमानं दानम्)
TypeVerb
Root√पॄ (पॄ/पॢ) ‘पूरयति’
स्वधावःO you endowed with svadhā (inherent power/ritual potency)
स्वधावः:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootस्वधा (प्रातिपदिक) + -वस् (वसुँ-प्रत्ययः ‘युक्त/सम्पन्न’) → स्वधावस्
अस्तिthere is
अस्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् ‘भवति’
हिindeed, for
हि:
सम्बन्ध-प्रकाशक (reason/emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (possessor)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
अधिकरण (locus: ‘among/in the gods’)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
आप्यम्a share/portion (proper to you); (lit.) ‘watery/Apya’
आप्यम्:
कर्म/प्रातिपदिक-विशेष्य (that which exists as your ‘share/portion’ among gods)
TypeAdjective/Noun (neuter)
Rootआप्य (प्रातिपदिक; from आप् ‘water’ → ‘watery; belonging to/derived from the waters’; in RV also ‘attainable/one’s own share’ depending on context)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वाजस्यof the prize, of strength (victory-booty)
वाजस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of prize/strength’)
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
श्रुत्यस्यrenowned, famed
श्रुत्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध/विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रुत्य (प्रातिपदिक; from √श्रु ‘hear’ → ‘famed, renowned, to-be-heard-of’)
राजसिyou rule/shine, you are kingly over
राजसि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√राज् ‘दीपते/शोभते; राजति’
सःhe/that (therefore)
सः:
कर्तृ/सम्बन्ध (resumptive: ‘therefore/that one’)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
नःto us, our
नः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (to us/our)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
मृळbe gracious, show mercy
मृळ:
क्रिया (benediction)
TypeVerb
Root√मृड्/√मृळ् (Vedic) ‘दयते/अनुगृह्णाति’
महान्great
महान्:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् ‘भवति’
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