Rig Veda 1.188.10: Mandala 1, Sukta 188, Mantra 10
Sukta 1.188
Rishi: Agastya
Devata: Vanaspati (sacrificial post/wood; supporting power) with Agni as operative force
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उप त्मन्या वनस्पते पाथो देवेभ्यः सृज । अग्निर्हव्यानि सिष्वदत् ॥
Transliteration
úpa tmányā vanaspate pā́tho devébhy aḥ sṛja | agnír havyā́ni sisvadat ||
Translation
अ वनस्पति के स्वामी, पेड़ों के भगवान, तुम अपनी मर्ज़ी से भगवान के लिए रास्ता बना दो। अग्नि, जो आग है, वो हमारी भक्ति को भगवान तक पहुँचा दे। सब सही जगह पहुँचे।
Word by Word
उपnear, towards; (as preverb) up/near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
त्वन्याwith haste, swiftly
त्वन्या:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootत्वन्/त्वन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘hastening/impetuous’)
वनस्पतेO Lord of the wood (tree/wood-deity; ritual post)
वनस्पते:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootवनस्-पति (प्रातिपदिक)
पाथःpath, course, way
पाथः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाथस् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवेभ्यःfor/to the gods
देवेभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
सृजrelease, send forth, let go
सृज:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
हव्यानिoblations, things to be offered
हव्यानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
सिष्वदत्made (them) sweet/pleasant; relished; caused to be acceptable
सिष्वदत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्वद् (स्वादने) with intensive/reduplicated formation
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