Rig Veda 10.36.12: Mandala 10, Sukta 36, Mantra 12

Sukta 10.36

Rishi: Unknown/uncertain

Devata: Agni; Mitra–Varuṇa; Savitar (all within the refrain to devānām avaḥ)

Chandas: Jagatī (probable; needs verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

महो अग्नेः समिधानस्य शर्मण्यनागा मित्रे वरुणे स्वस्तये । श्रेष्ठे स्याम सवितुः सवीमनि तद्देवानामवो अद्या वृणीमहे ॥

Transliteration

mahó agnéḥ samidhānásya śármaṇy anā́gā mitré váruṇe svastáye | śréṣṭhe syāma savitúḥ savī́mani tád devā́nām ávo adyā́ vṛṇīmahe ||

Translation

Im großen Schutz Agnis, der inwendig entzündet ist, mögen wir schuldlos sein; in Mitra und Varuṇa zu unserem Heil. Mögen wir im besten Stand sein in Savitars wahrer Anregung. Diese schützende Hilfe der Götter erwählen wir heute.

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Word by Word

• महो: of the great (one)
• महो: Sambandha (genitival relation)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: महत्

• अग्नेः: of Agni
• अग्नेः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि

• समिधानस्य: of the kindled / being kindled
• समिधानस्य: Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier) to अग्नेः
• Type: Participle (verbal adjective)
• Root: सम्-इध् (√इध्) → समिधान (present participle)

• शर्मणि: in (his) protection / shelter
• शर्मणि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मन्

• अनागाः: blameless, sinless
• अनागाः: Kartā (with implied ‘we’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्-आगस् (अनागस्)

• मित्रे: in/with Mitra
• मित्रे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र

• वरुणे: in/with Varuṇa
• वरुणे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण

• स्वस्तये: for well-being
• स्वस्तये: Prayojana (purpose; dative of aim)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वस्ति

• श्रेष्ठे: in the best (state/place)
• श्रेष्ठे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective (superlative)
• Root: श्रेष्ठ

• स्याम: may we be
• स्याम: (verbal predicate; Kartā = ‘we’ implied)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (√अस्)

• सवितुः: of Savitṛ
• सवितुः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवितृ

• सवीमनि: in the impulsion/quickening (power)
• सवीमनि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवीमन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव

• अवः: help, favor
• अवः: Karma (apposition to तत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवस्

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• वृणीमहे: we choose / we seek
• वृणीमहे: (verbal predicate; Kartā = ‘we’ implied)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (√वृ) ‘to choose’