Rig Veda 1.70.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 70, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.70
Rishi: Parāśara Śāktya
Devata: Agni as Hotṛ (inner priest-fire)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अराधि होता स्वर्निषत्तः कृण्वन्विश्वान्यपांसि सत्या ॥
Transliteration
arā́dhi hotā́ svàr níṣattaḥ kṛṇván viśvā́ny apā́ṃsi satyā́
Translation
Ha sido plenamente ganado el Hotar, sacerdote de la ofrenda; sentado dentro, en el cielo luminoso, cumple todas las obras en el poder de Satya, la Verdad.
Word by Word
अरा॑धि(you) have succeeded / have made (it) effective; have accomplished
अरा॑धि:
(मुख्य क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√राध् (राध्/राध्नोति) अथवा √राध् (राधयति) ‘सिद्धौ/तोषणे’
होताthe Hotṛ-priest (invoking priest)
होता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिकम्) < √हु ‘यज्ञे आह्वाने/होमने’
स्वःheaven; the celestial realm
स्वः:
कर्म (गन्तव्य/प्राप्तव्य-रूपेण) / अधिकरण (स्थानार्थे) — संदर्भानुसार
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्/स्वः (प्रातिपदिकम्) ‘द्यौः/स्वर्गः’
निषत्तःseated; having taken his seat
निषत्तः:
कर्तृ (होता इत्यस्य विशेषणम्) / अधिकरण-संबन्धः (स्थितिः)
TypeParticiple (Adjective) used substantively
Rootनि-√सद् ‘उपवेशने/आसने’ → निषन्न/निषत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिकम्)
कृण्वन्doing; performing
कृण्वन्:
कर्तृ (क्रियासह)
TypeParticiple
Root√कृ ‘करणे’
विश्वानिall (things)
विश्वानि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिकम्) ‘सर्व’
अपांसिworks; deeds; ritual acts
अपांसि:
कर्म (विश्वानि इत्यस्य विशेष्यं)
TypeNoun
Rootअपस् (प्रातिपदिकम्) ‘कर्म/कार्य’ (RV: ritual works, deeds)
सत्याtrue; effective; genuine
सत्या:
कर्म (गुणविशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिकम्) ‘सत्+य’ ‘true, real, effective’
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