Rig Veda 2.36.6: Mandala 2, Sukta 36, Mantra 6

Sukta 2.36

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Dual ‘Kings’ (rājānā) within Soma-invitation; exact pair uncertain from this excerpt alone

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

जुषेथां यज्ञं बोधतं हवस्य मे सत्तो होता निविदः पूर्व्या अनु । अच्छा राजाना नम एत्यावृतं प्रशास्त्रादा पिबतं सोम्यं मधु ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 2.36.6

Transliteration

juṣéthāṃ yajñáṃ bódhataṃ hávasya me sattó hótā ní-vidaḥ pū́rvyā́ ánu | ácchā rājānā náma ety ā́vṛtaṃ praśāstrā́d ā́ pibatāṃ sómyaṃ mádhu ||

Translation

Take delight in the sacrifice; awaken to my call. Seated, the Hotṛ follows the ancient summons. To you two Kings, the homage comes, having turned toward you; from the Praśāstṛ’s word drink the Soma’s honeyed delight.

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Word by Word

• जुषेथाम्: may you two enjoy / accept
• जुषेथाम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: जुष् (धातु)

• यज्ञम्: the sacrifice
• यज्ञम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)

• बोधतम्: wake up / take notice, you two
• बोधतम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु)

• हवस्य: of the invocation / of the call
• हवस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हव’/‘हवस्’ = invocation, oblation-call)

• मे: my
• मे: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• सत्तः: being present, seated (you two)
• सत्तः: कर्ता
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √अस् ‘to be’)

• होता: the Hotṛ-priest
• होता: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: होतृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• निविदः: the nivid-formula (ritual invitation)
• निविदः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: निविद् (प्रातिपदिक; ritual ‘invitation/formula’)

• पूर्व्याः: ancient, primeval
• पूर्व्याः: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनु: after, according to
• अनु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (अव्यय)

• अच्छा: towards
• अच्छा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अच्छा (अव्यय)

• राजाना: the two kings (the two deities addressed)
• राजाना: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• नमः: reverence, homage
• नमः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• एति: goes / comes
• एति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)

• आवृतम्: encompassing, enveloping
• आवृतम्: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective (Participle)
• Root: आ-वृत् (धातु) / आवृत (कृदन्त)

• प्रशास्त्रात्: from the recitation/command (the ‘praśāstra’)
• प्रशास्त्रात्: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: hither, forth
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)

• पिबतम्: drink, you two
• पिबतम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)

• सोम्यम्: soma-related, of Soma
• सोम्यम्: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सोम्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• मधु: sweet drink, honey
• मधु: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)