Rig Veda 1.23.23: Mandala 1, Sukta 23, Mantra 23
Sukta 1.23
Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva
Devata: Āpaḥ with an explicit invocation of Agni
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आपो अद्यान्वचारिषं रसेन समगस्महि । पयस्वानग्न आ गहि तं मा सं सृज वर्चसा ॥
Transliteration
ā́po adyā́nv acāriṣaṃ rásena sáṃ agasmahi | páyasvān agne ā́ gahi táṃ mā sáṃ sṛja várcasā ||
Translation
आज मैं तुम पानी के साथ चला। तुम्हारी ताकत से मैं जुड़ गया। अग्नि, तुम जो सब कुछ रखते हो, आओ और मुझे ताकत से भर दो।
Word by Word
आपःwaters
आपः:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
अद्यtoday / now
अद्य:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
अनुafter, along
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अचारिषम्I have gone / I moved along
अचारिषम्:
कर्तृ (स्वयं)
TypeVerb
Rootचर् (धातु) + अनु
रसेनwith sap/juice (essence)
रसेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरस (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अगस्महिwe have come together / we have reached
अगस्महि:
कर्तृ (वयम्)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) + सम्
पयस्वान्abounding in milk/refreshment
पयस्वान्:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपयस् + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गहिcome!
गहि:
कर्तृ (आह्वान)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) + आ
तम्him / that (one)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
माof me / my
मा:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम) / मा (अव्यय) — यहाँ सर्वनाम
सम्together, fully
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सृजrelease / bestow
सृज:
कर्तृ (आह्वान)
TypeVerb
Rootसृज् (धातु) + सम्
वर्चसाwith splendor, with brilliance
वर्चसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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