Rig Veda 2.37.6 — Mandala 2, Sukta 37, Mantra 6
Sukta 2.37
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional attribution for this portion of Mandala 2)
Devata: Agni (as hotṛ/mediator invoking all gods)
Chandas: Trishtubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
जोष्यग्ने समिधं जोष्याहुतिं जोषि ब्रह्म जन्यं जोषि सुष्टुतिम् । विश्वेभिर्विश्वाँ ऋतुना वसो मह उशन्देवाँ उशतः पायया हविः ॥
Transliteration
jóṣy agne samídhaṃ jóṣy āhútiṃ jóṣi bráhma jányam jóṣi su-stutím | víśvebhir víśvāṃ ṛtúnā vaso iti máha uśán devā́n uśatáḥ pāyaya havíḥ ||
Translation
Freue dich, Agni, am Anzünden; freue dich an der Darbringung; freue dich am Brahman — dem aus unserem Wesen geborenen Wort; freue dich am wohlgeformten Lob. Mit allen Göttern, im ṛta, o großer Vasu, die Götter begehrend, die begehren, lass sie die Opfergabe trinken.
Word by Word
जोषिbe pleased / accept!
जोषि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootजुष् (सेवने/तोषणे)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन (आह्वान)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
समिधम्the kindling-stick / fuel
समिधम्:
कर्म (यत् जुष्यते)
TypeNoun
Rootसमिध् (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+इध् ‘to kindle’)
जोषिbe pleased / accept!
जोषि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootजुष्
आहुतिम्the oblation
आहुतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootआहुति (प्रातिपदिक; आ+हु ‘to pour/offer’)
जोषिbe pleased / accept!
जोषि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootजुष्
ब्रह्मthe sacred formulation / prayer
ब्रह्म:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
जन्यम्human-born / of men
जन्यम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootजन्य (प्रातिपदिक; जन ‘to be born’ → ‘belonging to men/produced’)
जोषिbe pleased / accept!
जोषि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootजुष्
सुष्टुतिम्the well-uttered praise
सुष्टुतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसु-स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक; सु + स्तुति ‘praise’)
विश्वेभिःwith all (the gods)
विश्वेभिः:
सह/करण (सहचर्येण ‘with all…’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वान्all
विश्वान्:
कर्म (येषां प्रति/येषान्…)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतुनाby the right season/order (ṛtu)
ऋतुना:
करण (means: ‘by/according to ṛtu’)
TypeNoun
Rootऋतु (प्रातिपदिक)
वसोO Vasu (good one/wealth-giver)
वसो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
महेto/for the great (one)
महे:
सम्प्रदान (for/to the great one)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
उशन्desiring / eager
उशन्:
कर्ता (desiring one = Agni)
TypeKṛdanta (present participle)
Rootवश्/उश् (इच्छायाम्; Vedic ‘uśán’ = ‘wishing/desiring’)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म (whom to lead/satisfy)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
उशतःdesiring / eager
उशतः:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeKṛdanta (present participle)
Rootवश्/उश् (इच्छायाम्; ‘uśat’)
पाययcause to drink / refresh / satisfy
पायय:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पाने/पोषणे; causative stem पायय-)
हविःthe oblation (offering)
हविः:
कर्म (that by which they are satisfied)
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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