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Rig Veda 2.1.16: Mandala 2, Sukta 1, Mantra 16

Sukta 2.1

Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

ये स्तोतृभ्यो गोअग्रामश्वपेशसमग्ने रातिमुपसृजन्ति सूरयः । अस्माञ्च ताँश्च प्र हि नेषि वस्य आ बृहद्वदेम विदथे सुवीराः ॥

yé stotṛ́bhyo góagrām áśvapeśasam agne rātím upasṛjánti sūráyaḥ | asmā́ṃś ca tā́ṃś ca prá hí néṣi vásya ā́ bṛhád vadema vidáthe suvī́rāḥ ||

Mereka yang bijak, yang mengulurkan kepada para pemuji anugerah kaya akan sapi bercahaya dan kuda bertenaga, wahai Agni—bimbinglah mereka dan kami maju menuju kebaikan yang lebih luhur. Semoga kami mengucapkan Yang Mahaluas dalam sidang suci, berbekal daya-daya kepahlawanan.

येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
स्तोतृभ्यःto the praisers
स्तोतृभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोतृ (√स्तु ‘to praise’)
गो-अग्राम्a gift with cows at its head (foremost in cows)
गो-अग्राम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (compound) / Adjective
Rootगो + अग्र (prātipadika)
अश्व-पेशसम्adorned with horses (rich in horses)
अश्व-पेशसम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootअश्व + पेशस् (prātipadika)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
(Address)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि
रातिम्gift, bounty
रातिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराति (√रा ‘to give’)
उपसृजन्तिthey bestow / send forth toward
उपसृजन्ति:
(Kriyā)
TypeVerb
Rootउप-√सृज्
सूरयःpatrons, bountiful lords
सूरयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (sarvanāma)
and
:
(Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (sarvanāma)
and
:
(Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Root
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
(Preverb)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootप्र
हिindeed, for
हि:
(Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
नेषिyou lead
नेषि:
(Kriyā)
TypeVerb
Root√नी (नयति)
वस्यःto a better (state/way)
वस्यः:
Karma
TypeAdjective (comparative)
Rootवसु (comparative: वस्यस्)
toward, unto
:
(Preverb)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Root
बृहत्great (speech/thing)
बृहत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त्
वदेमmay we speak
वदेम:
(Kriyā)
TypeVerb
Root√वद्
विदथेin the rite/assembly (at the worship)
विदथे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ
सुवीराःhaving good heroes/sons; strong in heroes
सुवीराः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु + वीर

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