Rig Veda 2.36.4: Mandala 2, Sukta 36, Mantra 4

Sukta 2.36

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Agni/Hotṛ-function as mediator (verse addresses Hotṛ); overall hymn-context still Soma-invitation to gods

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ वक्षि देवाँ इह विप्र यक्षि चोशन्होतर्नि षदा योनिषु त्रिषु । प्रति वीहि प्रस्थितं सोम्यं मधु पिबाग्नीध्रात्तव भागस्य तृप्णुहि ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 2.36.4

Transliteration

ā́ vakṣi devā́n ihá vipra yákṣi cośán hotar ní ṣadā yóniṣu triṣú | práti vīhi prá-sthitaṃ sómyaṃ mádhu píbāgnī́dhrāt táva bhāgásya tṛ́pṇuhi ||

Translation

اجلبِ الآلهةَ إلى هنا، أيها الرائي المستنير؛ وأقِمِ اليَجْنَةَ بشوقٍ، أيها الهوتَر (Hotṛ)، واجلسْ في الأرحام الثلاثة (مقعد التجلي الثلاثي). وتلقَّ ما وُضِعَ أمامك—عسلَ السُّوما المُبهِج؛ واشربْ من نصيب الآغنيدهرا (Āgnīdhra)، وارتوِ بنصيبك.

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Word by Word

• आ: hither, forth (preverb: ‘towards’)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• वक्षि: carry/bring (you should bring)
• वक्षि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (vah) ‘वहति’

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (deva)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (avyaya)

• विप्र: O inspired one / O sage (address)
• विप्र: —
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: विप्र (vipra)

• यक्षि: worship, perform sacrifice
• यक्षि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (yaj) ‘यजति’

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (avyaya)

• उशन्: desiring, willing
• उशन्: —
• Type: Participle/Adjective
• Root: वश्/उश् (√vaś/√uś) ‘इच्छति/कामयते’ (Vedic: उशन् = ‘wishing, desiring’)

• होतन्: O Hotar-priest
• होतन्: —
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: होतृ (hotṛ)

• नि: down, in (preverb)
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग) / ni (preverb)

• षद: sit down
• षद: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सद् (sad) ‘सीदति’

• योनिṣu: in the seats/wombs (resting-places)
• योनिṣu: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (yoni)

• त्रिषु: in the three
• त्रिषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Numeral (used adjectivally)
• Root: त्रि (tri)

• प्रति: towards, in return
• प्रति: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (avyaya/preverb)

• वीहि: convey/bring (hither), lead
• वीहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (vah) ‘वहति’

• प्रस्थितम्: set forth, prepared, offered
• प्रस्थितम्: Karma
• Type: Participle/Adjective
• Root: प्र-स्था (pra√sthā) / स्था (sthā)

• सोम्यम्: soma-like; belonging to Soma (soma-juice)
• सोम्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सोम्य (somya) < सोम (soma)

• मधु: sweet drink, honey (here: sweet soma)
• मधु: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (madhu)

• पिब: drink
• पिब: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (pā) ‘पिबति’

• अग्नीध्रात्: from the Agnīdh-priest
• अग्नीध्रात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नीध्र (agnīdhra) (priest: Agnīdh)

• तव: of you, your
• तव: —
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (2nd pers. pronoun stem) / त्वद्

• भागस्य: of the portion/share
• भागस्य: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (bhāga)

• तृप्णुहि: be satisfied, take your fill
• तृप्णुहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (tṛp) ‘तृप्यति’