Rig Veda 1.12.2 — Mandala 1, Sukta 12, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.12
Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निमग्निं हवीमभिः सदा हवन्त विश्पतिम् । हव्यवाहं पुरुप्रियम् ॥
Transliteration
agním-agníṃ havī́mabhiḥ sádā havanta viśpátim | havyavā́haṃ puru-priyám ||
Translation
অগ্নিকে—অগ্নিকে—হবিসহ বারবার আহ্বান করো; সর্বদা বিশ্পতি (গৃহপতি), হব্যবাহ, বহুপ্রিয়কে ডাকো।
Word by Word
अग्निम्Agni (as the object of invocation)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni (again; distributive/iterative: ‘Agni, Agni’)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
हवीमभिःwith/using oblations (havis), towards (him)
हवीमभिः:
करण
TypeNoun (with preverb/particle)
Rootहविस्- (प्रातिपदिक) + अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सदाalways
सदा:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
हवन्तthey invoke/call
हवन्त:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√हू (जुहोति) ‘to invoke, call’
विश्पतिम्the lord of the clan/settlement
विश्पतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootविश्- (प्रातिपदिक) + पति- (प्रातिपदिक) → विश्पति-
हव्यवाहम्the oblation-carrier
हव्यवाहम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective/Noun (compound epithet)
Rootहव्य- (प्रातिपदिक) + वाह- (प्रातिपदिक; from √वह् ‘to carry’) → हव्यवाह-
पुरुप्रियम्much-beloved / dear to many
पुरुप्रियम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (compound epithet)
Rootपुरु- (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय- (प्रातिपदिक) → पुरुप्रिय-
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