Rig Veda 1.70.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 70, Mantra 1

Sukta 1.70

Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditionally for RV 1.70)

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (verse-level confirmation recommended)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

वनेम पूर्वीरर्यो मनीषा अग्निः सुशोको विश्वान्यश्याः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.70.1

Transliteration

vánema pūrvī́r aryó manīṣā́ agníḥ suśóko víśvāny aśyāḥ ॥

Translation

Mögen wir durch arische Einsicht die uralten Füllen gewinnen; möge Agni, der schönflammende, alle Vollendungen erreichen und herbeibringen.

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Word by Word

• वनेम: may we win / let us obtain
• वनेम: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वन् (वनति ‘to win, gain’)

• पूर्वीः: the former/ancient (ones); many former (boons/paths)
• पूर्वीः: कर्म (object of वनेम)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively) / Noun-like
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• अर्यः: the Arya / noble one
• अर्यः: कर्ता (appositional subject) अथवा संबोधन-छाया (praise-name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• मनीषा: (with) inspired thought / insight
• मनीषा: करण (instrumental sense: ‘by/with thought’)—Vedic nominative used adverbially
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनीषा (प्रातिपदिक) < √मन् ‘to think’

• अग्निः: Agni (Fire-god)
• अग्निः: कर्ता (of the following verbal idea ‘may attain’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुशोकः: bright-flamed / of good radiance
• सुशोकः: कर्ता-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- (उपसर्ग) + शोक (प्रातिपदिक ‘flame, brightness’)

• विश्वानि: all (things)
• विश्वानि: कर्म (object of अश्याः)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively) / Noun-like
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• अश्याः: may he attain / may he reach
• अश्याः: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अश् (अश्नोति ‘to reach, attain’)