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Rig Veda 1.94.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 94, Mantra 8

Sukta 1.94

Rishi: Gopavana Ātreya (traditionally for RV 1.94)
Devata: Agni (with address to ‘devāḥ’ in pāda 1)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

पूर्वो देवा भवतु सुन्वतो रथोऽस्माकं शंसो अभ्यस्तु दूढ्यः । तदा जानीतोत पुष्यता वचोऽग्ने सख्ये मा रिषामा वयं तव ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.94.8

pū́rvo devā bhavatu sunvató rátho ’smā́kaṃ śáṃso abhy àstu dū́ḍhyaḥ | tád ā́ jānītotá puṣyatā váco ’gne sakhyé mā́ riṣāmā vayáṃ táva ||

Möge der Wagen des Soma-Pressers zuerst sein, o Götter; möge unser Lobwort vorangetragen und fest gegründet werden. Erkennt dies und nährt die Rede. O Agni, in deiner Freundschaft mögen wir keinen Schaden erleiden — mögen wir geborgen sein unter deiner Macht.

पूर्वःforemost, first
पूर्वः:
Kartā (रथः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā (भवतु इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
भवतुmay it be / let it become
भवतु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू
सुन्वतःof the Soma-presser
सुन्वतः:
सम्बन्ध (अस्माकं/यजमानस्य) — ‘of the presser (of Soma)’
TypeParticiple (present active)
Rootसु (सुनोति) → शतृ-प्रत्यय ‘सुन्वत्’
रथःchariot
रथः:
Kartā (भवतु इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्माकम्of us, our
अस्माकम्:
सम्बन्ध (शंसः इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
शंसःpraise, hymn
शंसः:
Kartā (अस्तु इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootशंस (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
(उपसर्ग/दिशा-निर्देशः)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootअभि
अस्तुmay it be
अस्तु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
दूढ्यःfirmness; prosperity (Vedic: ‘secure strength’)
दूढ्यः:
अधिकरण/लक्ष्य (अभि ... अस्तु — ‘towards firmness/abundance’)
TypeNoun/Abstract noun
Rootदूढ्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दूढ’/‘दृढ’ भावः—स्थैर्य/समृद्धि-सम्बद्धः वैदिकः शब्दः)
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikaraṇa (कालः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
जानीतknow (you all), take note
जानीत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा (जानाति)
उतand, also
उत:
(समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
पुष्यतmake thrive, foster
पुष्यत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपुष्
वचःspeech; utterance; hymn
वचः:
Karma (पुष्यत इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
सख्येin friendship
सख्ये:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थितिः/विषयः—‘in friendship’)
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
(निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable (prohibitive particle)
Rootमा
रिषामmay we not be harmed / may we not suffer
रिषाम:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootरिष्
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā (रिषाम इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
तवof you, your
तव:
सम्बन्ध (सख्ये इत्यस्य—‘thy friendship’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वद्) (सर्वनाम)

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