Rig Veda 1.76.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 76, Mantra 1

Sukta 1.76

Rishi: Gautama (Gautama Rahūgaṇa tradition for RV 1.76–1.77; family hymn context: Gautamas)

Devata: Agni (as Hotṛ, inner divine Will and priest of the sacrifice)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas; standard for many Agni hymns in this section)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

का त उपेतिर्मनसो वराय भुवदग्ने शंतमा का मनीषा । को वा यज्ञैः परि दक्षं त आप केन वा ते मनसा दाशेम ॥

Transliteration

kā ta upétiḥ mánaso várāya bhúvad agne śáṃtamā kā manīṣā | ko vā yajñáiḥ pári dákṣaṃ ta āpa kéna vā te mánasā dāśema ||

Translation

¿Qué acercamiento de la mente llegará a ser para ti, oh Agni, el más pacificador, el más excelente? ¿Qué manīṣā, qué intuición inspirada es esa? ¿Quién, con las ofrendas del sacrificio, te ha rodeado y ha alcanzado tu dakṣa, tu poder? ¿Con qué intención interior de la mente podremos ofrecernos de verdad a ti?

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Word by Word

• का: which? what (fem.)
• का: Kartā (प्रश्नवाचक) / विषयः
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्

• ते: of/for you
• ते: सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of/for you’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्

• उपेतिः: approach, coming near
• उपेतिः: Kartā / विषयः
• Type: Noun
• Root: उप-इ (उप + √इ) / प्रातिपदिक: उपेतिः

• मनसः: of the mind
• मनसः: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्

• वराय: for the choice/boon; for the best
• वराय: Sampradāna (purpose/recipient) / प्रयोजन
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर

• भुवत्: may it be; let it become
• भुवत्: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (√भू)

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि

• शंतमा: most auspicious
• शंतमा: विशेषण (to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शम् + तम (तमप्)

• का: which? what (fem.)
• का: Kartā (प्रश्नवाचक) / विषयः
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्

• मनीषा: thought, insight
• मनीषा: Kartā / विषयः
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनीषा

• कः: who? which (masc.)
• कः: Kartā (प्रश्नवाचक)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्

• वा: or; indeed
• वा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• यज्ञैः: with sacrifices
• यज्ञैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ

• परि: around; fully
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: परि

• दक्षम्: skill; ability; rightness
• दक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘your’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्

• आप: has attained; reached
• आप: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (√आप्)

• केन: by what? with what?
• केन: Karaṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्

• वा: or
• वा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्

• मनसा: with (the) mind
• मनसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्

• दाशेम: may we offer; may we give
• दाशेम: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: दाश् (√दाश् ‘to give, offer, worship’)