Rig Veda 2.9.1: Mandala 2, Sukta 9, Mantra 1

Sukta 2.9

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

नि होता होतृषदने विदानस्त्वेषो दीदिवाँ असदत्सुदक्षः । अदब्धव्रतप्रमतिर्वसिष्ठः सहस्रम्भरः शुचिजिह्वो अग्निः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 2.9.1

Transliteration

ní hotā́ hotṛ-sádane vidā́nas tveṣó dīdivā́ṃ asadat su-dákṣaḥ | adábdha-vrata-pramatír vásiṣṭhaḥ sahasráṃ-bharaḥ śúci-jihvo agníḥ ||

Translation

Agni ab pandit ki jagah par baith gaya hai. Woh seedha raasta jaanta hai. Woh chamak raha hai aur bahut skilled hai. Vasishtha naam ka rishi hai jiska vishwas toota nahi sakta. Agni ki jeeb saaf hai aur woh hazaar shaktiyan laata hai. Woh hamare andar sthir ho gaya hai.

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Word by Word

• नि: down; in; forth (as preverb)
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि (upasarga) अथवा निः (avyaya)

• होता: the Hotṛ-priest (invoker)
• होता: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: होतृ (√हु ‘to sacrifice, offer’ से कर्तरि-तृन्)

• होतृसदने: in the Hotṛ’s seat/assembly
• होतृसदने: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: होतृ + सदन (√सद् ‘to sit’ → सदन ‘seat, session’)

• विदानः: knowing; wise; finding (the rite)
• विदानः: Kartā (होता/अग्निः का विशेषण)
• Type: Participle (adjectival)
• Root: √विद् ‘to know, find’ (Vedic: perfect/participial formation)

• त्वेषः: fiery; vehement
• त्वेषः: Kartā (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वेष (प्रातिपदिक ‘fiery, impetuous’)

• दीदिवान्: shining; radiant
• दीदिवान्: Kartā (विशेषण)
• Type: Participle (adjectival)
• Root: √दीद्/√दी ‘to shine’ (reduplicated perfect participle)

• असदत्: sat down; took his seat
• असदत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् ‘to sit, take seat’ (aorist)

• सुदक्षः: well-skilled; very capable
• सुदक्षः: Kartā (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- + दक्ष (दक्ष ‘skilled, able’)

• अदब्धव्रतप्रमतिः: (he) whose resolve and forethought are unbeguiled; of unfailing vows
• अदब्धव्रतप्रमतिः: Kartā (अग्निः का विशेषण/नाम)
• Type: Noun (compound, bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa sense)
• Root: अ-दब्ध + व्रत + प्र-मतिः (√मन्/√मद्?; ‘मतिः’ = thought, resolve; ‘प्रमतिः’ = forethought/wise intent)

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha (as epithet/name)
• वसिष्ठः: Kartā (अग्निः का विशेषण/नाम)
• Type: Noun (proper name/epithet)
• Root: वसिष्ठ (ऋषिनाम; ‘most excellent’ superlative formation)

• सहस्रम्भरः: bearing a thousand (gifts/strengths); thousand-bearing
• सहस्रम्भरः: Kartā (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: सहस्र + √भृ ‘to bear, carry’ (भर ‘bearing’)

• शुचिजिह्वः: with a pure tongue
• शुचिजिह्वः: Kartā (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: शुचि + जिह्वा (जिह्वा ‘tongue’)

• अग्निः: Agni (Fire-god)
• अग्निः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (देवता-नाम)