Rig Veda 2.6.2: Mandala 2, Sukta 6, Mantra 2
Sukta 2.6
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अया ते अग्ने विधेमोर्जो नपादश्वमिष्टे । एना सूक्तेन सुजात ॥
Transliteration
ayā́ te agne vidhémorjó napād áśvam iṣṭe | enā́ sū́ktena sujāta ||
Translation
Agni, hum tumhari seva karte hain. Tum shakti ke ho, tum taakat chahte ho. Yeh humari prarthana hai, tum hamare andar aao.
Word by Word
अयाby this (means), with this
अया:
करण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइदम् (प्रातिपदिक: अय- < इ-) / अव्यय-प्रयोग
तेyour, of you
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
विधेमlet us worship/serve
विधेम:
कर्तृ (अस्मद्-कर्तृ)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु) उपसर्ग: वि-; धातु-प्रयोग: विधा- ‘to arrange, to serve, to worship’
ऊर्जःof vigour, of nourishment
ऊर्जः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्ज्/ऊर्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
नपात्offspring, son
नपात्:
सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य-विशेषण (Agni as ‘son of…’)
TypeNoun
Rootनपात् (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वम्a horse
अश्वम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
इष्टेin the desired (rite), in the worship
इष्टे:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootयज् (धातु) → इष्ट (कृदन्त/भूतकृदन्त) ‘worshipped/desired’; वेदिक प्रयोग ‘इष्टे’
एनाby this
एना:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सूक्तेनwith (this) hymn
सूक्तेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसूक्त (प्रातिपदिक; सु-उक्त ‘well-spoken’)
सुजातO well-born (Agni)
सुजात:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootसुजात (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + जात ‘well-born’)
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