Rig Veda 1.60.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 60, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.60
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Agni (Hotar, Viśpati)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्य शासुरुभयासः सचन्ते हविष्मन्त उशिजो ये च मर्ताः । दिवश्चित्पूर्वो न्यसादि होतापृच्छ्यो विश्पतिर्विक्षु वेधाः ॥
Transliteration
asyá śā́sor ubháyāsaḥ sacante havíṣmanta uśíjo yé ca mártāḥ | diváś cit pū́rvo ní asādi hótā āpṛ́cchyo viśpátiḥ víkṣu vedhā́ḥ ||
Translation
その規定に、両の類はともに寄り添う――供物を携える者、熱心なる点火者（uśij）、そして人の子らもまた。天よりすでに古き祭官ホータル（Hotar）は座に就いた――問われ、相談に応ずべき者、諸民のうちの氏族の主、賢き配剤者として。
Word by Word
अस्यof this (one), his
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शासुःof the ruler/commander
शासुः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootशासु- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘शास्’ से)
उभयासःboth (groups)
उभयासः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootउभय- (प्रातिपदिक)
सचन्तेthey accompany/attach themselves
सचन्ते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसच् (धातु; ‘to accompany, join’)
हविष्मन्तःpossessing oblation; oblation-bearers
हविष्मन्तः:
कर्तृ (apposition to उभयासः)
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootहविष्मन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; हविस् + मन्त्)
उशिजःthe eager/zealous ones (ritual assistants/priests)
उशिजः:
कर्तृ (apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootउशिज् (प्रातिपदिक)
येwho
ये:
कर्तृ
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
मर्ताःmortals
मर्ताः:
कर्तृ (within relative clause)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त- (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ- (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
पूर्वःthe former/earlier one
पूर्वः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootपूर्व- (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown, into (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootनि (उपसर्ग)
असादिsat down; took his seat
असादि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootआ√सद् (धातु; ‘to sit down, take seat’; उपसर्ग: आ + नि)
होताthe Hotṛ-priest (invoker)
होता:
कर्तृ (apposition to पूर्वः)
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ- (प्रातिपदिक)
पृच्छ्यःto be consulted; consultable
पृच्छ्यः:
कर्तृ (apposition)
TypeAdjective
Rootपृच्छ्य- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √प्रछ् ‘to ask’ से, ‘to be asked/consulted’)
विश्पतिःlord of the clan/settlement
विश्पतिः:
कर्तृ (apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootविश् + पति (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
विक्षुamong the clans/settlements
विक्षु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun (locative plural form)
Rootविक्षु (विक्/विश्-सम्बद्ध; ‘settlements/people’)
वेधाःthe wise one; ordainer
वेधाः:
कर्तृ (apposition; title)
TypeNoun
Rootवेधस्/वेधा- (प्रातिपदिक; √विध्/√वेध् ‘to know/ordain’ से)
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