Mantra 7
Sukta 1.188
Rishi: Agastya
Devata: Divine Hotṛ-pair (daivyā hotārā), seer-priests; functionally linked to Agni and inspired speech
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रथमा हि सुवाचसा होतारा दैव्या कवी । यज्ञं नो यक्षतामिमम् ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
प्र॒थ॒मा हि सु॒वाच॑सा॒ होता॑रा॒ दैव्या॑ क॒वी । य॒ज्ञं नो॑ यक्षतामि॒मम् ॥
Transliteration
prathamā́ hí suvā́casā hotā́rā daivyā́ kavī́ | yajñáṃ no yakṣatām imám ||
Translation
Foremost indeed are the two divine Hotṛs, seers with perfect speech; let them offer for us this sacrifice. May the inspired word rightly perform the inner rite and lead it to fulfillment.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
प्र॒थ॒मा । हि । सु॒ऽवाच॑सा । होता॑रा । दैव्या॑ । क॒वी इति॑ । य॒ज्ञम् । नः॒ । य॒क्ष॒ता॒म् । इ॒मम् ॥प्रथमा । हि । सुवाचसा । होतारा । दैव्या । कवी इति । यज्ञम् । नः । यक्षताम् । इमम् ॥prathamā | hi | su-vācasā | hotārā | daivyā | kavī iti | yajñam | naḥ | yakṣatām | imam
Word by Word
प्रथमाthe first (ones)
प्रथमा:
Kartā (with होतारः)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक) < प्रथ्/प्रथ (PIE *per- ‘forward/first’)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
सुवाचसाwell-speaking, of good utterance
सुवाचसा:
Kartā (qualifier of होतारः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-वाचस् (प्रातिपदिक; सु- ‘well’ + वाचस् ‘speech’)
होतारःthe Hotṛ-priests (invokers)
होतारः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक; from √हु ‘to sacrifice/offer’)
दैव्याःdivine
दैव्याः:
Kartā (qualifier of कवयः/होतारः)
TypeAdjective
Rootदैव्य (प्रातिपदिक; from देव ‘god’)
कवयःseers, poets
कवयः:
Kartā (in apposition to होतारः)
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञम्the sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; from √यज् ‘to worship/sacrifice’)
नःfor us, our
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary; ‘for us/our’)
TypePronoun (enclitic)
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
यक्षतmay they worship/perform (offer)
यक्षत:
— (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Root√यज् (यजँ) ‘to worship/sacrifice’
इमम्this
इमम्:
Karma (apposition to यज्ञम्)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)