Rig Veda 1.36.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 36, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.36
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kāṇva lineage)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तं घेमित्था नमस्विन उप स्वराजमासते । होत्राभिरग्निं मनुषः समिन्धते तितिर्वांसो अति स्रिधः ॥
Transliteration
táṃ ghém itthā́ namasvína úpa sva-rā́jam āsate | hotrā́bhir agníṃ mánuṣaḥ sám indhate titirvā́ṃso áti srídhaḥ ||
Translation
Ainsi, vraiment, les adorants, pleins de révérence, s’asseyent près de lui — le Souverain de soi. Par leurs œuvres sacerdotales les hommes attisent Agni, franchissant les obstacles qui barrent la voie.
Word by Word
तम्him / that (one)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
घindeed, surely
घ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootघ (निपात)
एमिI go / I approach
एमि:
कर्तृ (अहं)
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
इत्थाthus, in this manner
इत्था:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत्था (अव्यय)
नमस्विनःthe reverent ones, worshippers
नमस्विनः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootनमस् + विन् (प्रातिपदिक: नमस्विन्)
उपnear, towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्वराजम्the self-ruling one (Agni)
स्वराजम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootस्वराज् (प्रातिपदिक)
आसतेthey sit / they take their seat
आसते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootआस् (धातु)
होत्राभिःwith invocations / with hotṛ-rites
होत्राभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootहोत्रा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘होत्रा’ = hotṛ-function/oblation/means of invoking)
अग्निम्Agni (fire-god)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
मनुषःof Manu (the archetypal man)
मनुषः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootमनु (प्रातिपदिक)
समिन्धतेthey kindle (for themselves), they ignite
समिन्धते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-इन्ध् (धातु)
तितिर्वांसःhaving overcome, having crossed
तितिर्वांसः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Rootतॄ/तॄ॑ (धातु) → कृत्: तितिर्वस् (परिपूर्ण/अभ्यास-रूप; ‘having crossed/overcome’)
अतिbeyond, over
अति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्रिधःhindrances, obstacles
स्रिधः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootस्रिध् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘hindrance/obstacle’)
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