Rig Veda 1.59.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 59, Mantra 1
Sukta 1.59
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional for RV 1.59)
Devata: Agni Vaiśvānara
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas, standard for many Agni hymns here)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वया इदग्ने अग्नयस्ते अन्ये त्वे विश्वे अमृता मादयन्ते । वैश्वानर नाभिरसि क्षितीनां स्थूणेव जनाँ उपमिद्ययन्थ ॥
Transliteration
vayā́ íd agne agnáyas te anyé tvé víśve amṛ́tā mādayante | vaiśvā́nara nā́bhir asi kṣitīnā́m sthū́ṇeva jánā̃ upa-míd yayantha ||
Translation
アグニ（Agni）よ、まことに他のすべての火は、唯一の不死なる火である汝において歓喜する。ヴァイシュヴァーナラ（Vaiśvānara）よ、汝は住処の脐（へそ）にして結び目である。柱のごとく人々を支え、彼らを尺度と正しい秩序へと導く。
Word by Word
वयाःvital powers / energies
वयाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नयःfires (Agni-forms)
अग्नयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम)
अन्येother
अन्ये:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वेin you
त्वे:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम)
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृताःimmortals (gods)
अमृताः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
मादयन्तेrejoice, become exhilarated
मादयन्ते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (धातु) / मादयति (णिजन्त)
वैश्वानरO Vaiśvānara
वैश्वानर:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवैश्वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
नाभिःnavel, hub, center
नाभिः:
कर्तृ/प्रेडिकेट-नाम
TypeNoun
Rootनाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
क्षितीनाम्of the peoples / settlements
क्षितीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षिति (प्रातिपदिक)
स्थूणाpillar, post
स्थूणा:
उपमान (तुलना)
TypeNoun
Rootस्थूणा (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
जनान्people
जनान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
उपtowards, near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मित्indeed, just
मित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमित् (निपात; वैदिक)
ययन्थyou have led / guided
ययन्थ:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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