Mantra 1

Sukta 82

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अग्निः। अभ्यऽर्चत सुष्टुतिं गव्यमाजिमस्मासु भद्रा द्रविणानि धत्त । इमं यज्ञं नयत देवता नो घृतस्य धारा मधुमत् पवन्ताम्

IAST Transliteration

agníḥ | abhí’rcata suṣṭutíṃ gávyam ājím asmā́su bhadrā́ dráviṇāni dhatta | imáṃ yajñáṃ nayata devátā no ghṛtásya dhā́rā mádhumat pavantām ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

To Agni sing ye forth good praise: bestow on us the cattle-prize, the race’s gain; lay in us auspicious riches. Lead ye this sacrifice of ours, O Gods; let honeyed streams of ghee flow on.

Word by Word

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

• अभि: towards, unto
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• अर्चत: worship (you all)!
• अर्चत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)

• सुष्टुतिम्: a good hymn/praise
• सुष्टुतिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु- + स्तुति- (प्रातिपदिक)

• गव्यम्: pertaining to cattle; bovine
• गव्यम्: विशेषण (कर्मणः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गव्य- (प्रातिपदिक; गो-सम्बन्धि)

• आजिम्: race, contest, battle
• आजिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: आजि- (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्मासु: among us, in us
• अस्मासु: अधिकरण
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• भद्राः: auspicious, good
• भद्राः: विशेषण (कर्तृ/कर्म-सम्बन्धि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भद्र- (प्रातिपदिक)

• द्रविणानि: wealths, riches
• द्रविणानि: कर्म (धत्त इति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रविण- (प्रातिपदिक)

• धत्त: place, bestow (you all)!
• धत्त: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम)

• यज्ञम्: sacrifice, rite
• यज्ञम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ- (प्रातिपदिक)

• नयत: lead (you all)!
• नयत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु; नयति)

• देवताः: the deities
• देवताः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता- (प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: for us / of us
• नः: सम्प्रदान (अर्थतः) / सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• घृतस्य: of ghee
• घृतस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत- (प्रातिपदिक)

• धाराः: streams, flows
• धाराः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा- (प्रातिपदिक)

• मधुमत्: honey-sweet, full of sweetness
• मधुमत्: विशेषण (धाराः इति)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• पवन्ताम्: let them flow/purify (themselves)!
• पवन्ताम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: पू (धातु; पुनाति/पवते)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (as per anukramaṇī for 7.82)

Devata: Agni (primary), with ‘devatāḥ’ as attending gods

Chandas: Mixed/irregular (appears triṣṭubh-like in cadence; requires metrical verification against padapāṭha edition)

Mantra Rasa

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