Rig Veda 1.94.14: Mandala 1, Sukta 94, Mantra 14
Sukta 1.94
Rishi: Gopavana Ātreya (traditionally for RV 1.94)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas; hymn largely Triṣṭubh)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तत्ते भद्रं यत्समिद्धः स्वे दमे सोमाहुतो जरसे मृळयत्तमः । दधासि रत्नं द्रविणं च दाशुषेऽग्ने सख्ये मा रिषामा वयं तव ॥
Transliteration
tát te bhadráṃ yát samíddhaḥ své damé sómāhuto járase mṛḷayát-tamaḥ | dádhāsi rátnáṃ dráviṇaṃ ca dāśúṣe 'gne sakhyé mā́ riṣāmā vayáṃ táva ||
Translation
これぞ汝の吉祥なる善。汝が己が家において燃え立ち、ソーマ（Soma）の供物をもって招かれるとき、成長するいのちのために最も慈悲深く、最も恵み満ちたものとなる。汝は施与する者のために宝と財の充溢を据え置く。アグニ（Agni）よ、汝との友誼において、汝のものなる我らが害を受けぬように。
Word by Word
तत्that (this boon/that good)
तत्:
Karma (वस्तु/फल-निर्देश) / (वाक्य-प्रस्ताव)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेfor you / of you
ते:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive: ‘of/for you’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भद्रम्good, благ (a good thing/boon)
भद्रम्:
Karma (तत्-विशेषण/फल)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which
यत्:
Karma (यद्-सम्बन्ध: ‘which’)
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
समिद्धःkindled, fully lit
समिद्धः:
Kartā-विशेषण (अग्नेः)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootसम्-इध् (धातु) → समिद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
स्वेin (your) own
स्वे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व (प्रातिपदिक)
दमेhouse, home
दमे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदम (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमाहुतःoffered Soma (as oblation), Soma-invoked
सोमाहुतः:
Kartā-विशेषण (अग्नेः)
TypeAdjective/Participle (compound)
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक) + आहुत (कृदन्त) < आ-हु (धातु)
जरसेfor old age; for lasting life
जरसे:
Sampradāna (उद्देश्य/हित)
TypeNoun
Rootजरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
मृळयत्तमःmost gracious, most merciful
मृळयत्तमः:
Kartā-विशेषण (अग्नेः)
TypeAdjective (superlative)
Rootमृळ्/मृड् (धातु ‘to be gracious, to pity’) → मृळयत् (वर्त. कृदन्त/प्रत्ययान्त) + तम (तमप्)
दधासिyou place, you bestow
दधासि:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
रत्नम्treasure, precious gift
रत्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
द्रविणम्wealth, substance
द्रविणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्रविण (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
दाशुषेto the worshipper/giver (the sacrificer)
दाशुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (participle used substantively)
Rootदाश्वांस्/दाशुष् (प्रातिपदिक; perf. part. from √दा/√दाश् ‘to give, worship’)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
सख्येin friendship
सख्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध)
रिषामmay we be harmed / may we suffer
रिषाम:
Kriyā (प्रार्थना/आशीः)
TypeVerb
Rootरिष् (धातु ‘to be harmed, to suffer loss’)
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तवof you, your
तव:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
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