Rig Veda 7.1.16: Mandala 7, Sukta 1, Mantra 16
Sukta 7.1
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭhas)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयं सो अग्निराहुतः पुरुत्रा यमीशानः समिदिन्धे हविष्मान् । परि यमेत्यध्वरेषु होता ॥
Transliteration
ayáṃ só agnír ā́hutaḥ purutrā́ yám ī́śānaḥ sám id indhé havíṣmān | pári yám éty adhvaréṣu hóta ||
Translation
これぞそのアグニ（Agni）、さまざまに供献される者。祭主は供物によって彼をことごとく燃え立たせる。ホートリ（Hotṛ）として、彼は祭儀の諸行のうちを巡り、内よりそれらを統べて整える。
Word by Word
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe; that (one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni; fire
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
आहुतःinvoked; offered (with oblations)
आहुतः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Root√हु (जुहोति) + आ- (उपसर्ग); क्त (PPP) → आहुत
पुरुत्राin many places; widely
पुरुत्रा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरु + त्रा (अव्ययीभाव/निपात)
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईशानःruling; lordly
ईशानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Root√ईश् (ईष्टे) / ईशान (प्रातिपदिक; वर्तमानकृदन्त-स्वरूपः ‘ruling, possessing’)
सम्together; fully
सम्:
—
TypePreverb
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
इद्indeed; just
इद्:
—
TypeParticle
Rootइद् (निपात)
इन्धेis kindled; kindles (itself)
इन्धे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√इन्ध् (इन्धे)
हविष्मान्possessing oblation; with offerings
हविष्मान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootहविस् + मतुप् (हविष्मत्)
परिaround; about
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable/Preverb
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एतिgoes; moves
एति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√इ (एति)
अध्वरेषुin the sacrifices; in the rites
अध्वरेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
होताthe Hotṛ-priest; invoker
होता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
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