Rig Veda 10.98.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 98, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.98
Rishi: Devāpi Ārṣṭiṣeṇa (self-referential address to Devāpi within the hymn’s frame)
Devata: The divine messenger (dūta) as mediating power—functionally Agni/inner Word-force; associated with luminous speech (vāc)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ देवो दूतो अजिरश्चिकित्वान्त्वद्देवापे अभि मामगच्छत् । प्रतीचीनः प्रति मामा ववृत्स्व दधामि ते द्युमतीं वाचमासन् ॥
Transliteration
ā devó dūtó ajiráś cikitvā́n tvád devāpe abhí mām agacchat | pratīcīnáḥ práti mām ā vavṛtsva dádhāmi te dyumátīṃ vā́cam āsán ||
Translation
神なる使者、迅くして識別ある者よ、デーヴァー ピよ、汝より発してわがもとへ来たれ。わが方へと引き返し、わが前に向かって立て。われは汝のために、内に座す光明の言葉を据える——内なる祭儀が正しく導かれるために。
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
दे॒वःthe god
दे॒वः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (prātipadika)
दू॒तःmessenger
दू॒तः:
Kartā (apposition to देवः)
TypeNoun
Rootदूत (prātipadika)
अ॑जि॒रःswift
अ॑जि॒रः:
Kartā (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootअजिर (prātipadika)
चि॑कि॒त्वान्wise, discerning
चि॑कि॒त्वान्:
Kartā (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootचिकित्वस्/चिकित्वन् (prātipadika; from √चित्/√चेत् ‘to perceive, know’)
त्वत्from you
त्वत्:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (pronoun-stem)
दे॑वापेO Devāpi
दे॑वापे:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (proper name/epithet)
Rootदेवापि (prātipadika; vocative of a proper name/epithet)
अ॒भिtowards, unto
अ॒भि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (upasarga)
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (pronoun)
अगच्छत्came
अगच्छत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गच्छति)
प्र॒ती॒ची॒नःturned towards (me), facing this way
प्र॒ती॒ची॒नः:
Kartā (qualifier in injunction)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतीचीन (prātipadika)
प्रतिtowards
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (upasarga/indeclinable)
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (pronoun)
आhither, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
ववृत्स्वturn (yourself), direct (yourself)
ववृत्स्व:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वृत् (वर्तते/वर्तयति; here ‘turn, direct oneself’)
दधा॑मिI place, I bestow
दधा॑मि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√धा (दधाति)
तेto you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (pronoun)
द्यु॒मतीम्bright, radiant
द्यु॒मतीम्:
Karma (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्युमत् (prātipadika)
वाचम्speech, utterance
वाचम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (prātipadika)
आ॒सन्they were
आ॒सन्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (to be)
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