Rig Veda 10.16.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 16, Mantra 1
Sukta 10.16
Rishi: Funerary hymn seer of RV 10.16 (Anukramaṇī attribution varies across recensions).
Devata: Agni (especially Jātavedas) as the psychopomp-transformer in the funeral rite.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मैनमग्ने वि दहो माभि शोचो मास्य त्वचं चिक्षिपो मा शरीरम् । यदा शृतं कृणवो जातवेदोऽथेमेनं प्र हिणुतात्पितृभ्यः ॥
Transliteration
mā́ enam agne ví dahaḥ mā́bhi śóco mā́ asyá tvácaṃ cikṣipo mā́ śárīram | yadā́ śṛtáṃ kṛṇávo jā́tavedo áthem enaṃ prá hiṇutāt pitṛ́bhyaḥ ||
Translation
अग्नि, इस इंसान को मत जलाओ, उसका बॉडी मत तोड़ो। उसकी स्किन मत उतार डालो। पहले उसे इतना तैयार करो कि वो आगे जाने के लिए रेडी हो। फिर उसे पितर के पास भेज दो।
Word by Word
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
एनम्him/this one (the dead person)
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एनद्/एनम्
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sampradāna (आह्वान/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, asunder, fully
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दहःburn
दहः:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदह् (धातु)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
शोचःburn, scorch
शोचः:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootशुच्/शोच् (धातु)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
अस्यof him
अस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वचम्skin
त्वचम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootत्वच् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
चिक्षिपःtear away / scatter (do not)
चिक्षिपः:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootक्षिप् (धातु) (चि- पुनरुक्त/इंटेन्सिव्-आभास)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
शरीरम्body
शरीरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
यदाwhen
यदा:
Adhikaraṇa (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा (अव्यय)
श्रुतम्what is ordained/heard (the rite), the prescribed (act)
श्रुतम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootश्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
कृणवःyou make, you perform
कृणवः:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
जातवेदःO Jātavedas (Agni, knower of births)
जातवेदः:
Sampradāna (आह्वान/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अथthen
अथ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
इमेनम्this very one, him
इमेनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम) + एनम्
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
हिindeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
णुतात्let him send/impel
णुतात्:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootह्नु/हिणु (धातु; प्रेरणे/प्रेषणे) + आ-देश/विकल्प
पितृभ्यःto the Fathers (ancestors)
पितृभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
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