Rig Veda 1.72.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 72, Mantra 1

Sukta 1.72

Rishi: Parāśara Śāktya

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

नि काव्या वेधसः शश्वतस्कर्हस्ते दधानो नर्या पुरूणि । अग्निर्भुवद्रयिपती रयीणां सत्रा चक्राणो अमृतानि विश्वा ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.72.1

Transliteration

ní kā́vyā vedhásaḥ śáśvatas kar hás te dádhāno náryā purū́ṇi | agnír bhuvad rayipátī rayīṇā́ṃ satrā́ cakrāṇó amṛ́tāni víśvā ||

Translation

إن المُبدِعَ الدائم (فِدْهَس) يُنزل الأعمالَ المُلهَمة؛ وفي يده يمسك قوىً كثيرةً نافعةً للبشر. ويصير أَغني سيّدَ الوفرة، ربَّ الأرزاق؛ مُواظبًا على صوغِ كلِّ الخالدات في داخلنا.

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Word by Word

• नि: down; in; forth (as preverb)
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि (upasarga) / ni (avyaya)

• काव्याः: the inspired thoughts/poetic inspirations
• काव्याः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: काव्य (prātipadika)

• वेधसः: of the wise one/ordainer (Agni)
• वेधसः: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेधस् (prātipadika)

• शश्वतस्: always; from of old; continually
• शश्वतस्: Adhikaraṇa (temporal) / Avyaya-like
• Type: Adjective (used adverbially)
• Root: शश्वत् (prātipadika)

• कर्ह: at any time; ever
• कर्ह: Adhikaraṇa (temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कर्ह (avyaya)

• हस्ते: in (his) hand
• हस्ते: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (prātipadika)

• दधानः: placing; holding; bearing
• दधानः: Kartā (agreeing with subject, i.e., अग्निः/वेधस्)
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: धा (dhātu) → दधा- (present stem); kṛdanta: शतृ

• नर्या: manly; pertaining to men; heroic
• नर्या: Karma (qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नर्य (prātipadika)

• पुरूणि: many (things/goods)
• पुरूणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective (substantival)
• Root: पुरु (prātipadika)

• अग्निः: Agni (Fire-god)
• अग्निः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (prātipadika)

• भुवत्: became; was
• भुवत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (dhātu)

• रयिपती: lord of wealth
• रयिपती: Kartā/Predicative nominative
• Type: Noun
• Root: रयि-पति (compound prātipadika)

• रयीणाम्: of riches/wealths
• रयीणाम्: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रयि (prātipadika)

• सत्रा: altogether; wholly; continually
• सत्रा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्रा (avyaya)

• चक्राणः: having made; fashioning
• चक्राणः: Kartā (agreeing with अग्निः)
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: कृ (dhātu) → चक्र- (perfect stem); kṛdanta: क्तान

• अमृतानि: immortal things; ambrosial (boons)
• अमृतानि: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अमृत (prātipadika)

• विश्वा: all
• विश्वा: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (prātipadika)