Rig Veda 1.19.6: Mandala 1, Sukta 19, Mantra 6
Sukta 1.19
Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva (traditional attribution for RV 1.19)
Devata: Agni with the Maruts (Marutvat Agni)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 x 8 syllables)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ये नाकस्याधि रोचने दिवि देवास आसते । मरुद्भिरग्न आ गहि ॥
Transliteration
yé nākásyā́dhi rocané diví devā́sa ā́sate | marúdbhir agne ā́ gáhi ||
Translation
Ven, oh Agni, con los Maruts — esos poderes luminosos que se sientan en el resplandor del cielo, en la luz suprema, sobre la cumbre radiante del Nāka.
Word by Word
येwho (those who)
ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → य-
नाकस्यof heaven / of the celestial realm
नाकस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootनाक (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon, over
अधि:
अधिकरण (उपपद-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
रोचनेin the shining realm / in the luminous space
रोचने:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootरोचन (प्रातिपदिक; from √रुच् ‘to shine’)
दिविin heaven, in the sky
दिवि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवासःthe gods
देवासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
आसतेsit, are seated
आसते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√आस् (आसँ उपवेशने) with preverb आ-
मरुद्भिःwith the Maruts
मरुद्भिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, to us
आ:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गहिcome!
गहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गमॢँ गतौ) with preverb आ- (sense carried by preceding ‘आ’)
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