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Rig Veda 1.148.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 148, Mantra 2

Sukta 1.148

Devata: Agni (and implicitly ‘all the gods’ as acceptors)

ददानमिन्न ददभन्त मन्माग्निर्वरूथं मम तस्य चाकन् । जुषन्त विश्वान्यस्य कर्मोपस्तुतिं भरमाणस्य कारोः ॥

dadānám ín na dadabhanta mánmā́gnír varū́thaṃ máma tásya cākan | júṣanta víśvāny asya kármopastutíṃ bháramāṇasya kāróḥ ||

Even while he gives, my thought does not fail him; Agni becomes a shelter for me—of him I take delight. May they accept all his works and the praise that accompanies them, of the singer who bears the offering forward.

ददानम्giving, bestowing
ददानम्:
कर्म (अग्निम् विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeVerb-derived participle
Root√दा (दाने) / दा-
इन्indeed, just
इन्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइन् (निपात/एन्क्लिटिक)
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध)
ददभन्तthey harmed/overpowered
ददभन्त:
क्रिया (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धः: ते/जनाः)
TypeVerb
Root√दभ् (हिंसायाम्/दम्भने)
मन्मhymn, thought, intention
मन्म:
कर्म/विषय (ददभन्त इत्यस्य— ‘the hymn/intent’)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्मन् (प्रातिपदिकम्; √मन् ‘to think’ से)
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिकम्)
वरूथम्protection, shelter, defense
वरूथम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवरूथ (प्रातिपदिकम्)
ममof me, my
मम:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
तस्यof him/that
तस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (समुच्चय)
आकन्they were pleased/satisfied
आकन्:
क्रिया (अग्निः/देवा इत्यादि कर्तृ-सम्बन्धः सन्दर्भे)
TypeVerb
Root√कन्/कृ (वेदिक-रूप; ‘to be pleased/satisfy’—चाकन् < चकन्)
जुषन्तthey enjoyed/accepted
जुषन्त:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√जुष् (सेवने/प्रीतौ)
विश्वानिall (things)
विश्वानि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिकम्)
अस्यof this/this one (his)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
कर्मdeed, rite, action
कर्म:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिकम्; √कृ)
उपस्तुतिम्praise, eulogy
उपस्तुतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootउपस्तुति (प्रातिपदिकम्; उप-√स्तु)
भरमाणस्यof (him) who is bringing/bearing
भरमाणस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive; ‘of the one who is bearing/bringing’)
TypeVerb-derived participle
Root√भृ (भरणे) → भरमाण (शानच्)
कारोःof the singer/poet (priest)
कारोः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootकारु (प्रातिपदिकम्)

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