Rig Veda 1.13.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 13, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.13
Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva (traditional attribution for RV 1.13)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्ने सुखतमे रथे देवाँ ईळित आ वह । असि होता मनुर्हितः ॥
Transliteration
agné sukhátame ráthe devā́ṃ īḷitá ā́ vaha | ási hóta mā́nurhitaḥ ||
Translation
Ô Agni, sur le char le plus bienheureux (sukhatama), amène les dieux — toi qu’on célèbre ; tu es le Hotar, établi par Manu, la volonté instituante de l’ordre humain du sacrifice.
Word by Word
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
सुखतमेmost pleasant / most kindly
सुखतमे:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective
Rootसुख- (प्रातिपदिक) + -तम (तमत् प्रत्यय)
रथेon/in the chariot
रथे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootरथ- (प्रातिपदिक)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
ईळितःpraised / invoked
ईळितः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootईळ्/ईड् (स्तुतौ) → ईळित- (कृदन्त; क्त)
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वहcarry / bring
वह:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (प्रापणे/वहने)
असिyou are
असि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
होताthe Hotṛ-priest / invoker
होता:
कर्तृ (विधेय-नाम)
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ- (प्रातिपदिक; √हु ‘यजने’ से)
मनुर्हितःappointed by Manu / established by the (forefather) Manu
मनुर्हितः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeCompound (Noun+Participle)
Rootमनु- (प्रातिपदिक) + हित- (कृदन्त; क्त; √धा/√हि ‘स्थापने/निधाने’ → ‘हित’ = स्थापित/नियुक्त)
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