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Rig Veda 10.52.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 52, Mantra 1

Sukta 10.52

Rishi: Agni/Hotṛ persona (self-reflective hymn on becoming Hotṛ)
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ (All-Gods), with Agni as ritual agent implied
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

विश्वे देवाः शास्तन मा यथेह होता वृतो मनवै यन्निषद्य । प्र मे ब्रूत भागधेयं यथा वो येन पथा हव्यमा वो वहानि ॥

Transliteration

viśve devāḥ śā́stana mā yáthéhá hotā vṛtó mánavai yán niṣádya | prá me brūta bhāgadhéyaṃ yáthā vo yéna pathā havyám ā́ vo vahāni ||

Translation

يا جميعَ الآلهة (Viśve Devāḥ)، علِّموني لكي أعلم هنا—حين أجلسُ كالهوتَر (Hotṛ) المختار للإنسان—ما ينبغي. أخبروني بوضوح نصيبي الحقّ من القربان، والطريقَ الذي به أحملُ لكم الهَفْيَا (havya)؛ الطريقَ الصادقَ لليَجْنَ (yajña) الباطني.

Word by Word
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
शास्तनcommand / instruct
शास्तन:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootशास् (धातु)
माdo not
मा:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध-अव्यय)
यथाas, so that
यथा:
(सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
होताthe Hotṛ-priest
होता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक; √हु ‘to sacrifice’)
वृतःchosen
वृतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootवृत (कृदन्त; √वृ ‘to choose’)
मनवैfor Manu
मनवै:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootमनु (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्that which
यत्:
(सम्बन्ध)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
निषद्यhaving sat down
निषद्य:
(पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootनि-√सद् (धातु)
प्रforth, clearly
प्र:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मेto me / for me
मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम)
ब्रूतtell, speak
ब्रूत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
भागधेयम्share, allotted portion
भागधेयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभागधेय (प्रातिपदिक)
यथाas, according as
यथा:
(सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
वःof you, your
वः:
(सम्बन्ध)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
येनby which
येन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पथाby the path
पथा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपथिन्/पथ (प्रातिपदिक)
हव्यम्the oblation
हव्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक; √हु)
आhither, to
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वःto you
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वहानिmay I carry / convey
वहानि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु)
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