Rig Veda 1.93.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 93, Mantra 7

Sukta 1.93

Rishi: Gautama Rāhūgaṇa

Devata: Agniṣomā

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अग्नीषोमा हविषः प्रस्थितस्य वीतं हर्यतं वृषणा जुषेथाम् । सुशर्माणा स्ववसा हि भूतमथा धत्तं यजमानाय शं योः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.93.7

Transliteration

agnī́ṣomā havíṣaḥ prá-sthitasya vītáṃ háryataṃ vṛṣaṇā juṣéthām | su-śármāṇā svávasā hí bhūtám áthā dhattaṃ yájamānāya śáṃ yóḥ ||

Translation

Agni und Soma, kommt zum dargebrachten Opfertrank (havis); genießt ihn freudig, ihr beiden mächtigen Stiere. Seid uns gute Zufluchten aus eigener freier Kraft; dann legt in den Opfernden Frieden und Wohlergehen.

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Word by Word

• अग्नीषोमा: O Agni and Soma
• अग्नीषोमा: Kartā (सम्बोधन/आह्वान)
• Type: Noun (dual deity name)
• Root: अग्नि- + सोम- (प्रातिपदिक) (द्वन्द्व-समास)

• हविषः: of the oblation
• हविषः: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविस्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रस्थितस्य: set forth / prepared
• प्रस्थितस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Participle (adjectival)
• Root: प्र-स्था (धातु √स्था) → प्रस्थित- (कृदन्त, क्त)

• वीतम्: the enjoyed/accepted (portion)
• वीतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: वीत- (प्रातिपदिक; √वी/√व्या? ‘to pursue/enjoy’; here ‘enjoyed/accepted’)

• हर्यतम्: enjoy (ye two) / take delight
• हर्यतम्: (to the addressees) Kartā (imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृ (हर्) / हर्य् (desiderative/denominative sense ‘to delight, to be eager’) → हर्यत (आज्ञार्थ/लोट्)

• वृषणा: O two mighty/bull-like ones
• वृषणा: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: वृषन्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• जुषेथाम्: be pleased / accept (ye two)
• जुषेथाम्: Kartā (imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जुष् (to enjoy, accept, be pleased)

• सुशर्माणा: O two of good protection
• सुशर्माणा: Sambodhana
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: सु- + शर्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक) → सुशर्मन् (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय)

• स्ववसा: O two of good help/favor
• स्ववसा: Sambodhana
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: स्व- + वस्/वसा- (प्रातिपदिक ‘good will/aid’; Vedic) → स्ववस्

• हि: for / indeed
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (निपात)

• भूतम्: having become / being
• भूतम्: Kartā (as predicate of the addressed dual)
• Type: Participle (predicative)
• Root: √भू (to be) → भूत (कृदन्त, क्त)

• अथ: then
• अथ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (निपात)

• धत्तम्: bestow / place (ye two)
• धत्तम्: Kartā (imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (to place, bestow)

• यजमानाय: to the sacrificer
• यजमानाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजमान- (प्रातिपदिक; √यज् ‘to sacrifice’ → यजमान ‘sacrificer’)

• शम्: well-being
• शम्: Karma (thing bestowed)
• Type: Noun (used adverbially)
• Root: शम् (नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्; ‘welfare, peace’)

• योः: and prosperity (the two boons)
• योः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: योस्/यौ (प्रातिपदिक; Vedic dual of ‘prosperity, good fortune’ often paired with शम्)