Rig Veda 6.1.7: Mandala 6, Sukta 1, Mantra 7
Sukta 6.1
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तं त्वा वयं सुध्यो नव्यमग्ने सुम्नायव ईमहे देवयन्तः । त्वं विशो अनयो दीद्यानो दिवो अग्ने बृहता रोचनेन ॥
Transliteration
táṃ tvā vayaṃ sudhyo návyam agne sumnāyáva īmahe deváyantaḥ | tvaṃ víśo anayo dī́dyāno divó agne bṛhatā́ rocanéna ||
Translation
You, that new and right-guiding one, we desire, O Agni, seeking your grace and seeking the gods. You lead the peoples, blazing, O Agni, by the vast luminous world of heaven.
Word by Word
तम्him/that (one)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou (acc. sg.)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुध्यः(we) the good-minded / of good insight
सुध्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसु-धी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘good thought/insight’)
नव्यम्new, fresh
नव्यम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootनव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
सुम्नायवःseeking your favor/boon
सुम्नायवः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootसुम्नायू (प्रातिपदिक; ‘seeking favor’)
ईमहेwe seek / we approach
ईमहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootईम्/इ (धातु; वेदिक ‘to go/approach, seek’), आत्मनेपद
देवयन्तःworshipping, god-seeking
देवयन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Rootदेवयन्त् (कृदन्त; √देवय्/देव ‘to worship/seek the gods’)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विशःthe clans/peoples
विशः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootविश् (प्रातिपदिक)
अनयःthe ranks/lines (of men)
अनयः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअनि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘line, rank, troop’)
दीद्यानःshining, blazing
दीद्यानः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Root√दीद्/√दीप् (धातु; ‘to shine, blaze’)
दिवःof heaven / of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौः (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहताwith the great
बृहता:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
रोचनेनby/with (your) shining light/realm
रोचनेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरोचन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘shining realm/light’)
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