Mantra 2

Sukta 91

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ऋतं शंसन्त ऋजु दीध्याना दिवस्पुत्रासो असुरस्य वीराः । विप्रं पदमङ्गिरसो दधाना यज्ञस्य धाम प्रथमं मनन्त

IAST Transliteration

ṛtáṃ śáṃsanta ṛjú dī́dhyānā divás-putrā́so ásurasya vīrā́ḥ | vípraṃ padám áṅgiraso dádhānā yajñásya dhā́ma prathamáṃ mánanta

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Praising the Rite, and straight in purpose, the Sons of Heaven, heroes of the Lordly Power, set fast the inspired seer’s station: the Angirases, establishing the holy step, conceived the sacrifice’s first abode.

Word by Word

• ऋतम्: cosmic order; truth
• ऋतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत (प्रातिपदिक) < √ऋ (गत्यर्थ/ऋ-धातु; ‘ऋत’ as established order)

• शंसन्त: they praise/recite
• शंसन्त: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शंस् (स्तुतौ/कथने)

• ऋजु: straight; rightly
• ऋजु: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋजु (प्रातिपदिक)

• दीध्याना: meditating; intent in thought
• दीध्याना: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: √ध्यै/√ध्या (चिन्तायाम्) → दीध्याना (intensive/iterative sense ‘meditating/pondering’)

• दिवः: of heaven
• दिवः: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौस् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ)

• पुत्रासः: sons
• पुत्रासः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• असुरस्य: of Asura (lord)
• असुरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)

• वीराः: heroes
• वीराः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)

• विप्रम्: the inspired sage/priest
• विप्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• पदम्: step; place; station
• पदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)

• अङ्गिरसः: the Angirases
• अङ्गिरसः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषिगण/नाम)

• दधानाः: placing; establishing
• दधानाः: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: √धा (धारणे/स्थापने) → दधान (वर्तमान कृदन्त)

• यज्ञस्य: of the sacrifice
• यज्ञस्य: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)

• धाम: abode; seat; ordinance
• धाम: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रथमम्: the first; foremost
• प्रथमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)

• मनन्त: they think; they deem/recognize
• मनन्त: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मन् (अवबोधने/चिन्तायाम्)

Attribution

Rishi: Angiras/Bṛhaspati-cycle (Rigvedic provenance; Angirases as collective seers)

Devata: Bṛhaspati / Angirases (priestly power as divine agent)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (Rigvedic-style)

Mantra Rasa

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