Rig Veda 1.188.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 188, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.188
Rishi: Agastya
Devata: Divine Hotṛ-pair (daivyā hotārā), seer-priests; functionally linked to Agni and inspired speech
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रथमा हि सुवाचसा होतारा दैव्या कवी । यज्ञं नो यक्षतामिमम् ॥
Transliteration
prathamā́ hí suvā́casā hotā́rā daivyā́ kavī́ | yajñáṃ no yakṣatām imám ||
Translation
यह दोनों देवता कहते हैं, जो सबसे पहले हैं, उनकी बात में कोई कमी नहीं। वो हमारे लिए यह यज्ञ संभालो। उनकी वजह से सब सही से हो पाता है, और भगवान तक पहुँचता है।
Word by Word
प्रथमाthe first (ones)
प्रथमा:
Kartā (with होतारः)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक) < प्रथ्/प्रथ (PIE *per- ‘forward/first’)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
सुवाचसाwell-speaking, of good utterance
सुवाचसा:
Kartā (qualifier of होतारः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-वाचस् (प्रातिपदिक; सु- ‘well’ + वाचस् ‘speech’)
होतारःthe Hotṛ-priests (invokers)
होतारः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक; from √हु ‘to sacrifice/offer’)
दैव्याःdivine
दैव्याः:
Kartā (qualifier of कवयः/होतारः)
TypeAdjective
Rootदैव्य (प्रातिपदिक; from देव ‘god’)
कवयःseers, poets
कवयः:
Kartā (in apposition to होतारः)
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञम्the sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; from √यज् ‘to worship/sacrifice’)
नःfor us, our
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary; ‘for us/our’)
TypePronoun (enclitic)
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
यक्षतmay they worship/perform (offer)
यक्षत:
— (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Root√यज् (यजँ) ‘to worship/sacrifice’
इमम्this
इमम्:
Karma (apposition to यज्ञम्)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
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