Rig Veda 1.44.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 44, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.44
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Agni (Hotṛ; Viśvavedas; Puru-hūta)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
होतारं विश्ववेदसं सं हि त्वा विश इन्धते । स आ वह पुरुहूत प्रचेतसोऽग्ने देवाँ इह द्रवत् ॥
Transliteration
hótāraṃ viśvá-vedasaṃ sáṃ hí tvā víśa indháte | sá ā́ vaha puruhūta prá-cetaso’gne devā́m̐ ihá drávat ||
Translation
Als Hotar, der Allwissende—denn die Stämme entfachen dich gemeinsam. Darum, o Agni, vielangerufen, weitbewusst, bring die Götter hierher; eile schnell herbei.
Word by Word
होतारम्the Hotṛ-priest (invoker)
होतारम्:
कर्म (आ-वह ‘आनय’ इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (√हु ‘यज्/आह्वान’)
विश्ववेदसम्all-knowing / of universal wisdom
विश्ववेदसम्:
कर्म (होतारम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootविश्व-वेदस् (विश्व + वेदस् < √विद् ‘जान’)
सम्together, fully
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootसम्
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (particle)
Rootहि
त्वाyou (Agni)
त्वा:
कर्म (इन्धते ‘प्रदीपयन्ति’ इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्)
विशःthe clans/settlements (the people)
विशः:
कर्तृ (इन्धते इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्
इन्धतेthey kindle (set alight)
इन्धते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√इन्ध् ‘दीप्/प्रदीप्’
सःhe (that one = Agni)
सः:
कर्तृ (आ-वह इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
आhither, towards (us)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ
वहcarry/bring!
वह:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वह् ‘वह/आनय’
पुरुहूतO much-invoked one
पुरुहूत:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective/Vocative epithet
Rootपुरु-हूत (पुरु ‘बहु’ + हूत < √ह्वा/√हु ‘आह्वान’)
प्रचेतसःthe wise/foreknowing (ones)
प्रचेतसः:
कर्तृ (आगमन/द्रवद्-भावे), अथवा कर्मविशेषणम्
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootप्र-चेतस् (प्र + चेतस् < √चित् ‘चेत/बुध्’)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म (आ-वह ‘आनय’ इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण (स्थान)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
द्रवत्run swiftly / come quickly
द्रवत्:
—
TypeVerb (injunctive/imperative-like Vedic form)
Root√द्रु/द्रव् ‘शीघ्रं गच्छ’
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