Rig Veda 7.16.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 16, Mantra 1
Sukta 7.16
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (opening of hymn 7.16 in the Vasiṣṭha collection)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Jagatī (opening verse appears longer; likely Jagatī or mixed meter at hymn start)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एना वो अग्निं नमसोर्जो नपातमा हुवे । प्रियं चेतिष्ठमरतिं स्वध्वरं विश्वस्य दूतममृतम् ॥
Transliteration
enā́ vo agníṃ námasorjó napātam ā́ huve | priyáṃ cétiṣṭham aratíṃ svadhvaráṃ víśvasya dūtám amṛ́tam ||
Translation
Mit dieser Verehrung rufe ich euch Agni an — den Sohn der Fülle (Urjo Napat), den Geliebten, den am klarsten Erkennenden im Bewusstsein, den sicheren Lenker des Opfers, den Boten des Alls, den Unsterblichen.
Word by Word
एनाby this (with this)
एना:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootएना (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) < इदम्-प्रणाली
वःfor you / of you
वः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
नमसाwith reverence, by homage
नमसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्जःof strength / of nourishment
ऊर्जः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्ज्/ऊर्जा (स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक; ‘strength, nourishment’)
नपातम्offspring, descendant
नपातम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनपात् (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
हुवेI invoke
हुवे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√हू (जुहोत्यादि; ‘to call, invoke’)
प्रियम्dear, beloved
प्रियम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
चेतिष्ठम्most discerning / most mindful
चेतिष्ठम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootचेतिष्ठ (प्रिय-विशेषण; superlative from √चित्/चेत ‘to perceive, be mindful’)
अरातिम्bounty, generosity
अरातिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअराति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘liberality, bounty’)
स्वध्वरम्of good rite / well-sacrificing
स्वध्वरम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-ध्वर (समास; सु + ध्वर ‘sacrifice/rite’; ‘well-rited’)
विश्वस्यof all, of the whole
विश्वस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
दूतम्messenger
दूतम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदूत (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृतम्immortal
अमृतम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (also noun)
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
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