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Mantra 1

Sukta 10.91

Rishi: Traditionally attributed to Agni-related seers in RV 10.91 (exact rishi varies by Anukramaṇī; commonly: Aruṇa Vaitahavya or similar late-maṇḍala attributions—requires śākhā-specific confirmation)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Jagatī (likely for RV 10.91.1 given line length; meter should be confirmed by syllable count in the received text)

सं जागृवद्भिर्जरमाण इध्यते दमे दमूना इषयन्निळस्पदे । विश्वस्य होता हविषो वरेण्यो विभुर्विभावा सुषखा सखीयते ॥

सं जा॑गृ॒वद्भि॒र्जर॑माण इध्यते॒ दमे॒ दमू॑ना इ॒षय॑न्नि॒ळस्प॒दे । विश्व॑स्य॒ होता॑ ह॒विषो॒ वरे॑ण्यो वि॒भुर्वि॒भावा॑ सु॒षखा॑ सखीय॒ते ॥

sáṃ jāgṛvád-bhir járamāṇa idhyate dáme damū́nā iṣáyann iḷás-páde | víśvasya hótā havíṣo váreṇyo vibhúr vibhā́vā su-sákhā sakhīyáte ||

Kindled in harmony with the wakeful ones, the ever-growing Fire flames in the home; he presses forward the impulsion in the seat of Ila. The chosen Hotar of all existence, vast and shining, the good friend becomes a friend—Agni awakens in us the right offering and the right companionship with the gods.

सम् । जा॒गृ॒वत्ऽभिः । जर॑माणः । इ॒द्य॒ते॒ । दमे॑ । दमू॑नाः । इ॒षय॑न् । इ॒ळः । प॒दे । विश्व॑स्य । होता॑ । ह॒विषः॑ । वरे॑ण्यः । वि॒ऽभुः । वि॒भाऽवा॑ । सु॒ऽसखा॑ । स॒खि॒ऽय॒ते ॥सम् । जागृवत्भिः । जरमाणः । इद्यते । दमे । दमूनाः । इषयन् । इळः । पदे । विश्वस्य । होता । हविषः । वरेण्यः । विभुः । विभावा । सुसखा । सखियते ॥sam | jāgṛvat-bhiḥ | jaramāṇaḥ | idyate | dame | damūnāḥ | iṣayan | iḷaḥ | pade | v iśvasya | hotā | haviṣaḥ | vareṇyaḥ | vi-bhuḥ | vibhāvā | su-sakhā | sakhi-yate

सम्together, completely
सम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (upasarga)
जागृवद्भिःwith the wakeful (ones)
जागृवद्भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootजागृवत् (√जागृ ‘to be awake’)
जरमाणःaging, growing old
जरमाणः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootजरमाण (√जॄ/जर् ‘to grow old, waste away’)
इध्यतेis kindled, blazes
इध्यते:
TypeVerb
Root√इध् ‘to kindle, blaze’
दमेin the house
दमे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदम (n.) ‘house, home’
दमूनाḥthe house-dwelling (one)
दमूनाḥ:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootदमून (adj.) ‘house-friend/house-dweller’
इषयन्impelling, urging on
इषयन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√इष् ‘to impel, set in motion, seek’
इळस्of Iḷā (refreshment/libation)
इळस्:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootइळा/इळ (f.) ‘refreshment; libation; prayer’
पदेin the place
पदे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपद (n.) ‘place, step’
विश्वस्यof all, of the whole
विश्वस्य:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (adj./pron.) ‘all’
होताthe Hotar (invoking priest)
होता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (m.) ‘hotar-priest’
हविषःof the oblation
हविषः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (n.) ‘oblation’
वरेण्यःchoice-worthy, excellent
वरेण्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootवरेण्य (adj.) ‘to be chosen, excellent’ (< √वृ ‘to choose’)
विभुःmighty, pervasive
विभुः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविभु (adj.) ‘all-pervading, mighty’
विभावाwidely radiant
विभावा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविभावन्/विभाव (adj.) ‘widely shining, of wide radiance’
सुषखाa good friend
सुषखा:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसु- + सखि (m.) ‘good friend’
सखीयतेmakes friendship / is befriended
सखीयते:
TypeVerb
Root√सख्य ‘to befriend, be in friendship’