Rig Veda 10.118.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 118, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.118
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत्तिष्ठसि स्वाहुतो घृतानि प्रति मोदसे । यत्त्वा स्रुचः समस्थिरन् ॥
Transliteration
úttiṣṭhasi svā́huto ghṛtā́ni práti modase | yát tvā́ srúcaḥ samásthiran ||
Translation
تنهضُ، يا من دُعيتَ دعوةً حسنة (svāhuta)، وتبتهجُ بتيّاراتِ الغِرْتَا (ghṛta)؛ لأنّ الملاعقَ (sruc) قد أثبتتكَ راسخًا في موضعك—ثابتًا على الاتّزانِ القويمِ للقُربان.
Word by Word
उत्ति॑ष्ठसिyou rise / you stand up
उत्ति॑ष्ठसि:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootउत्-√स्था (स्था) धातु
स्वा॑हुतःwell-offered / duly invoked (by oblation)
स्वा॑हुतः:
Kartā (उत्ति॑ष्ठसि-क्रियायाः कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-आहुत (√हु ‘to offer/sacrifice’ + क्त) प्रातिपदिक
घृ॒तानि॒ghee-offerings / clarified butter (oblations)
घृ॒तानि॒:
Karma (प्रति मोदसे इत्यस्य विषय/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootघृत प्रातिपदिक
प्रति॑towards / in return
प्रति॑:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति अव्यय
मोदसेyou rejoice / are delighted
मोदसे:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√मुद् (मुद्) धातु
यत्since / because / that
यत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (relative) / Pronoun-form
Rootयद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
त्वा॒you (as object)
त्वा॒:
Karma (समस्थिरन्-क्रियायाः कर्म)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
स्रुचःthe ladles (sacrificial spoons)
स्रुचः:
Kartā (समस्थिरन्-क्रियायाः कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootस्रुच् प्रातिपदिक
समस्थिरन्they set/placed (together); they established
समस्थिरन्:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-√स्था (स्था) धातु
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