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Rig Veda 2.1.16: Mandala 2, Sukta 1, Mantra 16

Sukta 2.1

Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

ये स्तोतृभ्यो गोअग्रामश्वपेशसमग्ने रातिमुपसृजन्ति सूरयः । अस्माञ्च ताँश्च प्र हि नेषि वस्य आ बृहद्वदेम विदथे सुवीराः ॥

yé stotṛ́bhyo góagrām áśvapeśasam agne rātím upasṛjánti sūráyaḥ | asmā́ṃś ca tā́ṃś ca prá hí néṣi vásya ā́ bṛhád vadema vidáthe suvī́rāḥ ||

হে অগ্নি! যে সূরয়ঃ (জ্ঞানীরা) স্তোতৃদের জন্য গো-অগ্রাম (গো-সমৃদ্ধ) ও অশ্ব-পেশসম্ (অশ্ববলযুক্ত) দানরাশি প্রেরণ করেন—তাদেরও আমাদেরও, উভয়কে, তুমি শ্রেষ্ঠ কল্যাণের দিকে অগ্রসর করো। আমরা বিদথে (সভা/যজ্ঞসমাগমে) বৃহৎ (মহান/বিস্তৃত) উচ্চারণ করি, সু-বীরাঃ (বীরশক্তিসম্পন্ন) হই।

येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
स्तोतृभ्यःto the praisers
स्तोतृभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोतृ (√स्तु ‘to praise’)
गो-अग्राम्a gift with cows at its head (foremost in cows)
गो-अग्राम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (compound) / Adjective
Rootगो + अग्र (prātipadika)
अश्व-पेशसम्adorned with horses (rich in horses)
अश्व-पेशसम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootअश्व + पेशस् (prātipadika)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
(Address)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि
रातिम्gift, bounty
रातिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराति (√रा ‘to give’)
उपसृजन्तिthey bestow / send forth toward
उपसृजन्ति:
(Kriyā)
TypeVerb
Rootउप-√सृज्
सूरयःpatrons, bountiful lords
सूरयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (sarvanāma)
and
:
(Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (sarvanāma)
and
:
(Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Root
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
(Preverb)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootप्र
हिindeed, for
हि:
(Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
नेषिyou lead
नेषि:
(Kriyā)
TypeVerb
Root√नी (नयति)
वस्यःto a better (state/way)
वस्यः:
Karma
TypeAdjective (comparative)
Rootवसु (comparative: वस्यस्)
toward, unto
:
(Preverb)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Root
बृहत्great (speech/thing)
बृहत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त्
वदेमmay we speak
वदेम:
(Kriyā)
TypeVerb
Root√वद्
विदथेin the rite/assembly (at the worship)
विदथे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ
सुवीराःhaving good heroes/sons; strong in heroes
सुवीराः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु + वीर

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