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Rig Veda 2.10.1: Mandala 2, Sukta 10, Mantra 1

Sukta 2.10

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

जोहूत्रो अग्निः प्रथमः पितेवेळस्पदे मनुषा यत्समिद्धः । श्रियं वसानो अमृतो विचेता मर्मृजेन्यः श्रवस्यः स वाजी ॥

Transliteration

johū́tro agníḥ prathamáḥ pitéva íḷas-páde mánuṣā yát sámiddhaḥ | śríyaṃ vásāno amṛ́to vícetā marmṛjényāḥ śravasyàḥ sá vājī́ ||

Translation

Agni, the much-invoking, is the first—like a father—when he is kindled by men in the place of Iḷā. Wearing the radiance of plenitude, immortal and discerning, he is the purifier who is to be rubbed bright; he is the bringer of victorious force and of worthy fame.

Word by Word
जो॒हूत्रःthe well-invoking/ever-invoking (priestly) one
जो॒हूत्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootजुहूत्र (प्रातिपदिक; √हु ‘आह्वाने/होमकर्मणि’ से कृत)
अ॒ग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अ॒ग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
प्र॑थ॒मःfirst, foremost
प्र॑थ॒मः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
पि॒ताfather
पि॒ता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
इ॒वlike, as
इ॒व:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
इ॒ळाwith/through Iḷā (ritual nourishment/Idā)
इ॒ळा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootइळा/इडा (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक)
स्प॒देin the track/footing, in the place/step
स्प॒दे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootस्पद (प्रातिपदिक)
मनु॑षाby/with Manu (i.e., by the man/Manu, the archetypal man)
मनु॑षा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्/मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक रूप)
यत्when/that which
यत्:
—
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together, fully
सम्:
—
TypePreverb
Rootसम्
इ॒द्धःkindled, ignited
इ॒द्धः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√इध् (दीप्तौ) → इद्ध (कृदन्त)
श्रियम्splendour, prosperity
श्रियम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootश्री (प्रातिपदिक)
वसा॑नःwearing, putting on (clad in)
वसा॑नः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Root√वस् (आच्छादने) → वसान (शतृ/आत्मनेपदी वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अ॒मृतःimmortal
अ॒मृतः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, distinctly
वि:
—
TypePreverb
Rootवि
चे॑ताthe discerning one, the wise
चे॑ता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Root√चित् (चेतने) → चेतृ/चेता (कर्तृवाचक)
मर्मृ॒जेन्यःpurifying, cleansing
मर्मृ॒जेन्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootमर्मृजेन्य (प्रातिपदिक; √मृज् ‘मार्जने/शोधने’ से व्युत्पन्न)
श्रव॒स्यःfame-bringing, glorious
श्रव॒स्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रवस्य (प्रातिपदिक; श्रवस् ‘यशस्’ से)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वा॒जीthe prize-winner, vigorous one
वा॒जी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाजिन्/वाजी (प्रातिपदिक)
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