Rig Veda 1.36.9: Mandala 1, Sukta 36, Mantra 9
Sukta 1.36
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kāṇva lineage)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सं सीदस्व महाँ असि शोचस्व देववीतमः । वि धूममग्ने अरुषं मियेध्य सृज प्रशस्त दर्शतम् ॥
Transliteration
sáṃ sīdasva mahā́ṃ asi śócasva deva-vī́tamaḥ | ví dhūmám agne aruṣáṃ miyedhya sṛ́ja prá-śasta darsatám ||
Translation
ともに座に就き、結び合って鎮まれ。汝は広大なり。神々に最も迎えられる者よ、燃え輝け。供献のために清浄なるアグニよ、赤き煙を放て。見えて讃えられ、麗しく顕れるその姿によって——神威を招き、内なる業を成就せしめよ。
Word by Word
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सीदस्वsit down; take your seat
सीदस्व:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (सीदति) ‘to sit, settle’
महान्great
महान्:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहन्त् (प्रातिपदिकम्) ‘great’
असिyou are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् ‘to be’
शोचस्वshine; blaze
शोचस्व:
—
TypeVerb
Root√शुच्/शोच् (शोचते) ‘to shine, blaze’
देववीतमःmost welcomed by the gods / most god-beloved
देववीतमः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदेव-वीत-म (प्रातिपदिकम्); वीत ‘sought/desired, welcomed’ (√वी/√वय् परम्परागत व्युत्पत्तिः), तमप्-प्रत्ययेन अतिशयः
विapart, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
धूमम्smoke
धूमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधूम (प्रातिपदिकम्) ‘smoke’
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
—
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिकम्) ‘Agni’
अरुषम्ruddy, reddish
अरुषम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुष (प्रातिपदिकम्) ‘ruddy, red’
मियेध्यO worship-worthy (purifying) one
मियेध्य:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootमियेध्य (प्रातिपदिकम्) ‘fit for worship/sacrifice; purifying’ (RV-विशिष्ट विशेषणम्)
सृजsend forth; emit
सृज:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सृज् ‘to release, send forth’
प्रशस्तpraised, laudable
प्रशस्त:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-शंस् (कृदन्तः) → प्रशस्त ‘praised, commendable’
दर्शतम्splendid, worth seeing
दर्शतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदर्शत (प्रातिपदिकम्) ‘visible, splendid, worth seeing’
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