Rig Veda 1.19.9: Mandala 1, Sukta 19, Mantra 9
Sukta 1.19
Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva
Devata: Agni with the Maruts (with Soma-offering motif)
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि त्वा पूर्वपीतये सृजामि सोम्यं मधु । मरुद्भिरग्न आ गहि ॥
Transliteration
abhí tvā pūrvápītaye sṛjā́mi sómyaṃ mádhu | marúdbhir agne ā́ gáhi ||
Translation
Zu deinem ersten Trunk gieße ich dir den somischen Honig aus – Soma; komm, o Agni, mit den Maruts und nimm diese Wonne, die den Willen erweckt und die Kräfte zu harmonischem Wirken fügt.
Word by Word
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
त्वाyou (acc.)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्वपीतयेfor the earlier drinking (first draught)
पूर्वपीतये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootपूर्वपीति- (प्रातिपदिक; पूर्व + पीति < √पा ‘पिबति’)
सृजामिI release/offer
सृजामि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सृज् (सृजति)
सोम्यम्soma-like, pertaining to Soma
सोम्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसोम्य- (सोम-सम्बन्धिन्) प्रत्यय -य
मधुsweet drink; honey (mead)
मधु:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमधु- (प्रातिपदिक)
मरुद्भिःwith the Maruts
मरुद्भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत्- (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
—
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, to us
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गहिcome!
गहि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गच्छति) → वेदिक आज्ञार्थे ‘गहि’
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