Rig Veda 10.70.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 70, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.70
Rishi: Traditionally Vādhryaśva (within RV 10.70 opening sequence)
Devata: Narāśaṃsa (often Agni’s functionary aspect), with R̥ta as governing principle
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ देवानामग्रयावेह यातु नराशंसो विश्वरूपेभिरश्वैः । ऋतस्य पथा नमसा मियेधो देवेभ्यो देवतमः सुषूदत् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ devā́nām agrayā́veha yātu narā́śaṃso viśvárūpebhir áśvaiḥ | ṛtásya pathā́ námasā miyédho devébhyo devátamaḥ susū́dat ||
Translation
দেবগণের অগ্রগামী নেতা নরাশংস এখানে আসুন—সর্বরূপ অশ্বসমেত। ঋত-এর পথে, নমস্কারসহ, তিনি—অভিষিক্ত, দেবতাদের মধ্যে অতি-দেব—দেবগণকে আমাদের অন্তরে তাঁদের আসনে সুপ্রতিষ্ঠিত করুন।
Word by Word
आhither, forth (towards)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्रयायto the foremost (one)
अग्रयाय:
सम्प्रदान (recipient/goal)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअग्रय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘foremost/leading’)
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण (locative sense)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
यातुlet (him) come/go
यातु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) / yā ‘to go’
नराशंसःNarāśaṃsa (the men-praised one)
नराशंसः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootनराशंस (प्रातिपदिक; epithet of Agni/ritual priest)
विश्व-रूपेभिःwith all-formed (variegated)
विश्व-रूपेभिः:
करण (means/association)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक; ‘all-formed, of all forms’)
अश्वैःwith horses
अश्वैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/rite)
ऋतस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
पथाby/along the path
पथा:
करण (instrumental: ‘by/along the path’)
TypeNoun
Rootपथ (प्रातिपदिक)
नमसाwith reverence, by homage
नमसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
मियेधःMiyedha (the bountiful one)
मियेधः:
कर्ता (co-referential with subject)
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootमियेध (प्रातिपदिक; epithet ‘bountiful/munificent’, often of Agni)
देवेभ्यःto the gods
देवेभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
देवत॑मःthe most divine
देवत॑मः:
कर्ता (apposition to subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवत॑म (प्रातिपदिक; superlative of देव ‘most divine’)
सुषूदत्impelled/urged (well), set in motion
सुषूदत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसू (धातु) / sū ‘to impel, set in motion, bring forth’ + सु- (prefix)
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