Rig Veda 10.45.12: Mandala 10, Sukta 45, Mantra 12
Sukta 10.45
Devata: Agni Vaiśvānara; also Dyāvā-Pṛthivī and the collective Devāḥ invoked
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्ताव्यग्निर्नरां सुशेवो वैश्वानर ऋषिभिः सोमगोपाः । अद्वेषे द्यावापृथिवी हुवेम देवा धत्त रयिमस्मे सुवीरम् ॥
Transliteration
ástāvy agnír narā́ṃ su-śévo vaiśvānará ṛ́ṣibhiḥ sóma-gopāḥ | advéṣe dyā́vā-pṛthivī́ huvema devā́ dhatta rayím asmḗ su-vī́ram ||
Translation
人々に慈恵をもたらすアグニ、遍在の火ヴァイシュヴァーナラ（Vaiśvānara）は、ソーマ（Soma）を護るリシ（ṛṣi）たちによって讃えられ、確立された。怨みなき安らぎのうちに、われらは天と地を呼び招く。神々よ、われらのうちにラユ（rayi）――霊的な充溢――を、勇士の力に富むものとして据えたまえ。
Word by Word
अस्ताविwas praised / has been hymned
अस्तावि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु (√stu)
अग्निःAgni (Fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
नराम्of men
नराम्:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootनर (prātipadika)
सुशेवःvery gracious / benevolent
सुशेवः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of Kartā)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-शेव (prātipadika; su- + शेव ‘kind, gracious’)
वैश्वानरःVaiśvānara (Agni as ‘belonging to all men’)
वैश्वानरः:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवैश्वानर (prātipadika)
ऋषिभिःby/with the seers
ऋषिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (prātipadika)
सोमगोपाःSoma-guardians (keepers of Soma)
सोमगोपाः:
Kartā (of implied ‘praised’/agents) or appositional epithet to ऋषिभिः in sense
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootसोम-गोपा (prātipadika; soma + gopā ‘guardian’)
अद्वेषेin the two (who are) without hatred
अद्वेषे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअ-द्वेष (prātipadika; a- + द्वेष ‘hatred’)
द्यावापृथिवीHeaven and Earth
द्यावापृथिवी:
Karma (object of हुवेम)
TypeNoun (dual compound)
Rootद्यावा-पृथिवी (dvandva prātipadika)
हुवेमmay we invoke / let us call
हुवेम:
—
TypeVerb
Rootह्वे (√hve)
देवाःO gods / the gods
देवाः:
Sambodhyā/Prayojaka (addressed agents) / Kartā (of धत्त)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (prātipadika)
धत्तplace, bestow
धत्त:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (√dhā)
रयिम्wealth
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (prātipadika)
अस्मेto us
अस्मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun)
सुवीरम्rich in heroes / having good sons or brave men
सुवीरम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (of Karma)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-वीर (prātipadika; su- + वीर)
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