Rig Veda 6.14.2 — Mandala 6, Sukta 14, Mantra 2
Sukta 6.14
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निरिद्धि प्रचेता अग्निर्वेधस्तम ऋषिः । अग्निं होतारमीळते यज्ञेषु मनुषो विशः ॥
Transliteration
agnír íd dhí prácetā agnír vedhás-tama ṛ́ṣiḥ | agníṁ hotā́ram īḷate yajñéṣu mánuṣo víśaḥ ||
Translation
アグニ（Agni）はまことに覚醒の知をもつ者。アグニは最も成就した知者、聖仙（ṛṣi）である。人の諸族は祭儀において、招請の祭司（Hotṛ）としてのアグニを讃え敬う。
Word by Word
अग्निःAgni (the fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
इद्धिindeed kindled / truly blazing
इद्धि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (particle + kṛdanta used adverbially)
Rootइन्ध् (धातु) → इद्ध (कृदन्त, भूतकृदन्त/क्त) + हि (निपात)
प्रचेताthe wise/foreknowing one
प्रचेता:
कर्तृ (अग्निः-समनाधिकरण)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootप्र-चेतस्/प्रचेतस्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘foreknowing, wise’)
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
वेधस्तमःthe most inspired/most knowing
वेधस्तमः:
कर्तृ (अग्निः-समनाधिकरण)
TypeAdjective (superlative)
Rootवेधस्- (प्रातिपदिक ‘sage/knower, inspirer’) + तमप् (तम) प्रत्यय
ऋषिःseer
ऋषिः:
कर्तृ (अग्निः-समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि- (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni (as object)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
होतारम्the Hotṛ (invoking priest)
होतारम्:
कर्म (अग्निम् इति विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन)
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ- (प्रातिपदिक; √हु ‘to sacrifice’ → होतृ ‘invoker/priest’)
ईळतेis praised / is invoked
ईळते:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootईळ्/ईड् (धातु; Vedic ‘to praise, invoke’)
यज्ञेषुin the sacrifices
यज्ञेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ- (प्रातिपदिक)
मनुषःof Manu / of the human (race)
मनुषः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun (genitive qualifier)
Rootमनु- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘Manu’, progenitor) → मनुष्य- (adj./n. ‘human’)
विशःthe peoples/clans
विशः:
कर्तृ (ईळते इत्यस्य; ‘the peoples praise/invoke’)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘clan, people, settlements’)
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