Rig Veda 1.36.9: Mandala 1, Sukta 36, Mantra 9
Sukta 1.36
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kāṇva lineage)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सं सीदस्व महाँ असि शोचस्व देववीतमः । वि धूममग्ने अरुषं मियेध्य सृज प्रशस्त दर्शतम् ॥
Transliteration
sáṃ sīdasva mahā́ṃ asi śócasva deva-vī́tamaḥ | ví dhūmám agne aruṣáṃ miyedhya sṛ́ja prá-śasta darsatám ||
Translation
اجلسْ في موضعك باتّحاد، فأنتَ «مَهَان» عظيمٌ واسع؛ وتلألأْ، يا أكرمَ من يُستقبَل عند الآلهة. يا أغني، يا طاهرَ القُربان، أطلِقْ دخانَكَ الأَحمرَ القاني—ظاهرًا محمودًا—لكي تُقبِلَ القوى الإلهية ويُنجَزَ العملُ الباطن.
Word by Word
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सीदस्वsit down; take your seat
सीदस्व:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (सीदति) ‘to sit, settle’
महान्great
महान्:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहन्त् (प्रातिपदिकम्) ‘great’
असिyou are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् ‘to be’
शोचस्वshine; blaze
शोचस्व:
—
TypeVerb
Root√शुच्/शोच् (शोचते) ‘to shine, blaze’
देववीतमःmost welcomed by the gods / most god-beloved
देववीतमः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदेव-वीत-म (प्रातिपदिकम्); वीत ‘sought/desired, welcomed’ (√वी/√वय् परम्परागत व्युत्पत्तिः), तमप्-प्रत्ययेन अतिशयः
विapart, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
धूमम्smoke
धूमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधूम (प्रातिपदिकम्) ‘smoke’
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
—
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिकम्) ‘Agni’
अरुषम्ruddy, reddish
अरुषम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुष (प्रातिपदिकम्) ‘ruddy, red’
मियेध्यO worship-worthy (purifying) one
मियेध्य:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootमियेध्य (प्रातिपदिकम्) ‘fit for worship/sacrifice; purifying’ (RV-विशिष्ट विशेषणम्)
सृजsend forth; emit
सृज:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सृज् ‘to release, send forth’
प्रशस्तpraised, laudable
प्रशस्त:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-शंस् (कृदन्तः) → प्रशस्त ‘praised, commendable’
दर्शतम्splendid, worth seeing
दर्शतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदर्शत (प्रातिपदिकम्) ‘visible, splendid, worth seeing’
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