Rig Veda 1.45.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 45, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.45
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Agni (as bringer of the gods); ‘the 33 gods’ as invited assembly
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
श्रुष्टीवानो हि दाशुषे देवा अग्ने विचेतसः । तान्रोहिदश्व गिर्वणस्त्रयस्त्रिंशतमा वह ॥
Transliteration
śruṣṭī́vāno hí dāśúṣe devā́ agne vícetasaḥ | tā́n rohidáśva girvaṇas tráyas triṃśatám ā́ vaha ||
Translation
हे अग्ने! दान देणाऱ्यासाठी देव खरोखरच श्रवणास उत्सुक असतात; ते विवेकयुक्त चेतनेच्या शक्ती आहेत. हे गिर्वण (स्तुत्य), रोहित अश्वांचा वाहक! त्यांना इथे आण—त्रयस्त्रिंशत् (तीन-अकरा) देवांना आमच्या यज्ञक्षेत्री वहन करून आण.
Word by Word
श्रुष्टीवानःattentive, ready to listen
श्रुष्टीवानः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तृपदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रुष्टीवत् (प्रातिपदिक; श्रु- ‘श्रवणे/श्रवण’ से) + -वत्
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
दाशुषेto the worshipper/giver
दाशुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (participle used substantively)
Rootदाश्वस्/दाशुष् (√दाश्/दश् ‘दान/पूजा’), कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
विचेतसःwise, discerning
विचेतसः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तान्those (them)
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रोहिदश्वO you with ruddy (reddish) horses
रोहिदश्व:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (compound, vocative)
Rootरोहिद-अश्व (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
गिर्वणःO praised one (delighting in hymns)
गिर्वणः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootगिर्वणस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘गिर्’ स्तुति + ‘वणस्’)
त्रयःthree
त्रयः:
Karma (आ-वह इत्यस्य कर्म)
TypeNumeral
Rootत्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
त्रिंशत्तमाःthirtieth (i.e., completing thirty)
त्रिंशत्तमाः:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective (ordinal/collective qualifier)
Rootत्रिंशत् + -तम (क्रमवाचक/परिमाणवाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वहcarry/bring (you)
वह:
Kriyā (आह्वान-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (वहति) + लोट् मध्यमपुरुष एकवचन
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