Rig Veda 2.2.13: Mandala 2, Sukta 2, Mantra 13

Sukta 2.2

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

ये स्तोतृभ्यो गोअग्रामश्वपेशसमग्ने रातिमुपसृजन्ति सूरयः । अस्माञ्च ताँश्च प्र हि नेषि वस्य आ बृहद्वदेम विदथे सुवीराः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 2.2.13

Transliteration

yé stotṛ́bhyo gó-agrām áśva-peśasam agne rātím upasṛjánti sū́rayaḥ | asmā́ṃś ca tā́ṃś ca prá hí néṣi vásyaḥ ā́ bṛhád vadema vidáthē su-vī́rāḥ ||

Translation

Those illumined givers who release to the singers the gift—leading in it the rays of Light and clothed with the force of the steed—O Agni, lead forward both them and us into the better good. May we speak the Vast in the assemblies of the sacrifice, possessed of heroic inner powers.

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Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• स्तोतृभ्यः: to the praisers
• स्तोतृभ्यः: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोतृ (√स्तु ‘to praise’)

• गो-अग्राम्: having cows at the front / rich in cows
• गो-अग्राम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गो (prātipadika) + अग्र (prātipadika) → गोअग्रा (bahuvrīhi)

• अश्व-पेशसम्: adorned with horses / rich in horses
• अश्व-पेशसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अश्व (prātipadika) + पेशस् (prātipadika) → अश्वपेशस् (tatpuruṣa)

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: (Sambodhana)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (prātipadika)

• रातिम्: a gift; bounty
• रातिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राति (prātipadika; ‘gift, bounty’)

• उपसृजन्ति: they bestow / send forth
• उपसृजन्ति: (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√सृज् (to send forth, bestow)

• सूरयः: patrons; benefactors
• सूरयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूरि (prātipadika; ‘patron, lord, benefactor’)

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• च: and
• च: (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• च: and
• च: (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• प्र: forth; forward
• प्र: (Upasarga)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: प्र

• हि: indeed
• हि: (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• नेषि: you lead
• नेषि: (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नी (to lead)

• वस्यः: better; to a better (state)
• वस्यः: Adhikaraṇa (goal/extent, adverbial)
• Type: Adjective (comparative) used adverbially
• Root: वस्‍यस् (comparative adj. from वसु ‘good’)

• आ: towards; up to
• आ: (Upasarga)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: आ

• बृहद्: great; lofty
• बृहद्: Karma (object/content of speech)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहन्त् (prātipadika)

• वदेम: may we speak
• वदेम: (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (to speak)

• विदथे: in the rite/assembly
• विदथे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदथ (prātipadika; ‘ritual assembly, ceremony’)

• सुवीराः: having good heroes; rich in valiant offspring
• सुवीराः: Kartā (predicate/attribute of ‘we’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-वीर (prātipadika; ‘having good heroes/sons’)