Mantra 1

Sukta 27

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अग्निः। ऊर्ध्वा अस्य समिधो भवन्त्यूर्ध्वा शुक्रा शोचीष्यग्नेः । द्युमत्तमा सुप्रतीकः ससूनुस्तनूनपादसुरो भूरिपाणिः

IAST Transliteration

agníḥ | ūrdhvā́ asya samídho bhavanty ūrdhvā́ śukrā́ śocī́ṣy agnéḥ | dyumáttamā suprátīkaḥ sasū́nus tanūnapā́d ásuro bhū́ripāṇiḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Agni—upright rise his kindlings; upright, bright are the flames of Agni. Most splendid, fair of form, with offspring, Tanūnapāt, lordly, wide-handed is he.

Word by Word

• अग्निः: Agni (fire-god)
• अग्निः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)

• ऊर्ध्वाः: upright, rising
• ऊर्ध्वाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्ध्व- (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्य: of him/its (of Agni)
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• समिधः: kindling-sticks, fuel
• समिधः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: समिध्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• भवन्ति: become, are
• भवन्ति: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)

• ऊर्ध्वाः: upright, rising
• ऊर्ध्वाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्ध्व- (प्रातिपदिक)

• शुक्राः: bright, pure
• शुक्राः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्र- (प्रातिपदिक)

• शोचीषि: flames, lights
• शोचीषि: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोचिस्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• अग्नेः: of Agni
• अग्नेः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)

• द्यु॒मत्तमा: most radiant
• द्यु॒मत्तमा: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्यु॒मत्- (प्रातिपदिक) + तमप् (तम-प्रत्यय)

• सुप्रतीकः: of beautiful appearance
• सुप्रतीकः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + प्रतीक- (प्रातिपदिक)

• ससूनुः: having offspring/sons
• ससूनुः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स- (सह/सम्) + सूनु- (प्रातिपदिक)

• तनूनपात्: Tanūnapāt (self-born/offspring of the body; epithet of Agni)
• तनूनपात्: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: तनू- (प्रातिपदिक) + नपात्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• असुरः: lord, mighty one
• असुरः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: असुर- (प्रातिपदिक)

• भूरिपाणिः: having many hands (very bountiful)
• भूरिपाणिः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूरि- (प्रातिपदिक) + पाणि- (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Agni hymn; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)

Devata: Agni (including Tanūnapāt aspect)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like movement (as transmitted; metrical exactness depends on recensional analysis)

Mantra Rasa

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