Rig Veda 1.12.6: Mandala 1, Sukta 12, Mantra 6
Sukta 1.12
Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निनाग्निः समिध्यते कविर्गृहपतिर्युवा । हव्यवाड्जुह्वास्यः ॥
Transliteration
agnínāgníḥ sám idhyate kavír gṛhá-patir yúvā | havyavā́ḍ juhvā́-asyaḥ ||
Translation
അഗ്നിയാൽ അഗ്നി തന്നെ പ്രജ്വലിക്കുന്നു—കവി, ഗൃഹപതി, യുവാവ്; ഹവ്യവാഹൻ, ജുഹ്വാ-മുഖനായ, അർപ്പണം വഹിക്കുന്ന ബലവാൻ.
Word by Word
अग्निनाby/with Agni (as means)
अग्निना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni (the fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
समिध्यतेis kindled / is enkindled
समिध्यते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-√इध् (इध् दीप्तौ) / √इन्ध् (दीप्तौ) (धातु)
कविःthe seer/wise one
कविः:
कर्तृ (अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootकवि- (प्रातिपदिक)
गृहपतिःlord of the house (household priest)
गृहपतिः:
कर्तृ (अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootगृहपति- (गृह + पति) (प्रातिपदिक)
युवाyoung
युवा:
कर्तृ (अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootयुवन्- (प्रातिपदिक; न्-प्रत्ययान्त)
हव्यवाट्the oblation-bearer
हव्यवाट्:
कर्तृ (अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootहव्यवह्- (हव्य + वह्) (प्रातिपदिक; वह्-धातोः कृत/बहुव्रीहिसमासाधारितः)
जुह्वास्यःhaving the ladle as his mouth
जुह्वास्यः:
कर्तृ (अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootजुहू- + आस्य- (जुहू ‘ladle’ + आस्य ‘mouth’) (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहिः)
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
