Mantra 1
Sukta 1.19
Rishi: Kāṇva (traditional for RV 1.19, Agni with Maruts)
Devata: Agni (invoked with the Maruts)
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रति त्यं चारुमध्वरं गोपीथाय प्र हूयसे । मरुद्भिरग्न आ गहि ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
प्रति॒ त्यं चारु॑मध्व॒रं गो॑पी॒थाय॒ प्र हू॑यसे । म॒रुद्भि॑रग्न॒ आ ग॑हि ॥
Transliteration
práti tyáṃ cā́rum adhvaráṃ gopīthā́ya prá hūyase | marúdbhír agne ā́ gahi ||
Translation
Toward this fair and forward-moving sacrifice you are called, for the guarding and fostering (gopīthā); come here, O Agni, with the Maruts—so the divine forces of will and storming energy may together kindle our ascent.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
प्रति॑ । त्यम् । चारु॑म् । अ॒ध्व॒रम् । गो॒ऽपी॒थाय॑ । प्र । हू॒य॒से॒ । म॒रुत्ऽभिः॑ । अ॒ग्ने॒ । आ । ग॒हि॒ ॥प्रति । त्यम् । चारुम् । अध्वरम् । गोपीथाय । प्र । हूयसे । मरुत्भिः । अग्ने । आ । गहि ॥prati | tyam | cārum | adhvaram | go--pīthāya | pra | hūyase | marut-bhiḥ | agne | ā | gahi
Word by Word
प्रतिtowards, in response to
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (upasarga/avyaya)
त्यम्that (him)
त्यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootत् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
चारुम्beautiful, pleasing
चारुम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु (prātipadika)
अध्वरम्sacrifice, rite
अध्वरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (prātipadika)
गोपीथायfor protection/guardianship
गोपीथाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootगोपीथ (prātipadika)
प्रforth, forward (intensifier with verb)
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootप्र (upasarga/avyaya)
हूयसेyou are invoked/called
हूयसे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (ह्वयति/आह्वयति) धातु
मरुद्भिःwith the Maruts
मरुद्भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (prātipadika)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
आhither, to (towards speaker/ritual)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ (upasarga/avyaya)
गहिcome!
गहि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (Vedic imperative stem गहि)