Rig Veda 6.12.2 - Mandala 6, Sukta 12, Mantra 2

Rig Veda 6.12.2: Mandala 6, Sukta 12, Mantra 2

Sukta 6.12

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional attribution for Mandala 6 Agni hymns; Sukta 6.12 commonly ascribed to Bharadvāja)

Devata: Agni (as Rājan, Jātavedas/inner divine Will and priest-power)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ यस्मिन्त्वे स्वपाके यजत्र यक्षद्राजन्त्सर्वतातेव नु द्यौः । त्रिषधस्थस्ततरुषो न जंहो हव्या मघानि मानुषा यजध्यै ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 6.12.2

Transliteration

ā yásmin tve svápāke yajatra yákṣad rājan sarvatātā́ iva nú dyáuḥ | tri-sádhasthas tátaruṣo ná jaṃhó havyā́ maghā́ni mā́nuṣā yájadhyai ||

Translation

हे राजा अग्नि, जब तू चमकता है तो आसमान भी तुझे पूजा करता है। तू तीन स्थान पे खड़ा है, कोई रोक नहीं सकता। लोग तुझे सामान और तोहफे दे के पूजा करते हैं।

Word by Word

आtowards; hither

यस्मिन्in whom/wherein

त्वेin you

स्वपाकेO well-cooking/skillful (in preparing offerings)

यजत्रO worship-worthy

यक्षत्may he worship/offer

राजन्O king

सर्वतातेवas if from every side; altogether as it were

नुnow; indeed

द्यौःthe Heaven (sky)

त्रिषधस्थःhaving three seats/abodes

तत॒रुषःhaving overpassed; having crossed

नlike; as

जंहःa stride; a leap (swift step)

हव्याoblations; offerings

मघानिgifts; bounties

मानुषाhuman (belonging to men)

यजध्यैto worship; to sacrifice

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