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Rig Veda 10.91.10: Mandala 10, Sukta 91, Mantra 10

Sukta 10.91

Rishi: Aruṇa Vaitahavya (aruṇavaitahavya)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Nicṛj Jagatī

तवाग्ने होत्रं तव पोत्रमृत्वियं तव नेष्ट्रं त्वमग्निदृतायतः । तव प्रशास्त्रं त्वमध्वरीयसि ब्रह्मा चासि गृहपतिश्च नो दमे ॥

távāgne hótraṃ táva pótram ṛtviyáṃ táva néṣṭraṃ tvám agníd ṛtá-yataḥ | táva pra-śā́straṃ tvám adhvarīyasi brahmā́ cā́si gṛhá-patiś ca no dám e ||

അഗ്നേ, നിനക്കാണ് ഹോത്രകർമ്മം; ഋതുവിൽ നിനക്കാണ് പോത്രകർമ്മം. നിനക്കാണ് നേതൃ (നേഷ്ടൃ) നേതൃത്വം; നീ തന്നെയാണ് അഗ്നീധ്—ഋതപ്രകാരം യജ്ഞത്തെ സത്യത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിക്കുന്നവൻ. നിനക്കാണ് പ്രശാസ്ത്രം (നിയാമക വചനം); നീ തന്നെയാണ് അധ്വര്യു. നീ ബ്രഹ്മനും, നമ്മുടെ ദമേ (ഗൃഹത്തിൽ) ഗൃഹപതിയും ആകുന്നു.

तवof you / your
तव:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
होत्रम्the Hotṛ-function / hotṛship
होत्रम्:
कर्म (as predicate/accusative of identification) / विधेय
TypeNoun
Rootहोत्र (from √हु ‘to sacrifice/invoke’ → hotṛ/होतृ; neut. ho-tra ‘office of Hotṛ’)
तवyour
तव:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
पोत्रम्the Potṛ-function (purifier-priesthood)
पोत्रम्:
कर्म/विधेय
TypeNoun
Rootपोत्र (from √पू/√पु ‘to purify’ → potṛ; neut. po-tra ‘office of Potṛ’)
ऋत्वियम्ritual, belonging to the proper season/rite
ऋत्वियम्:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootऋत्विय (from ऋतु ‘season, proper time’)
तवyour
तव:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
नेष्ट्रम्the Neṣṭṛ-function (leader/guide priesthood)
नेष्ट्रम्:
कर्म/विधेय
TypeNoun
Rootनेष्ट्र (from √नी ‘to lead’ → neṣṭṛ; neut. neṣ-tra ‘office of Neṣṭṛ’)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वम्)
अग्निदृताय॒तःfor the one who strives to kindle/maintain Agni
अग्निदृताय॒तः:
सम्प्रदान/अधिकरण (contextual: ‘for the sacrificer’)
TypeAdjective (compound epithet)
Rootअग्नि-दृत (compound; दृत from √दृ/√दर् ‘to split/cleave; to tear’ in Vedic, ‘kindler/producer’ sense) + यत (from √यत् ‘to strive/endeavour’)
तवyour
तव:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
प्रशास्त्रम्the (ritual) recitation/command; the Praśāstra
प्रशास्त्रम्:
कर्म/विधेय
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-शास्त्र (from √शास् ‘to instruct, recite, command’; ‘prāśāstra’ ritual recitation/office)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
अध्वरीयसिyou act as the Adhvaryu / you perform the sacrifice
अध्वरीयसि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अध्वर्/अध्वरि (denom. from अध्वर ‘sacrifice’)
ब्रह्माthe Brahman-priest
ब्रह्मा:
विधेय (predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् → ब्रह्मा (priest ‘Brahman’)
and
:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Root
असिyou are
असि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् ‘to be’
गृहपतिःhouse-lord, master of the house
गृहपतिः:
विधेय
TypeNoun
Rootगृहपति (गृह + पति)
and
:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Root
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (enclitic नः)
दमेin the house / at home
दमे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootदम (Vedic ‘house, home’; cf. दमः)

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