Rig Veda 1.97.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 97, Mantra 1
Sukta 1.97
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī-like refrain structure (short, repetitive; exact metrical classification may vary by recension)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अप नः शोशुचदघमग्ने शुशुग्ध्या रयिम् । अप नः शोशुचदघम् ॥
Transliteration
ápa naḥ śóśucad aghám agne śuśugdhíyā rayím | ápa naḥ śóśucad aghám ||
Translation
हे अग्ने, आमच्यावर चिकटलेले अघ (पाप/अनिष्ट) दूर जाळून टाक; तुझ्या दाहक तेजाने आमच्यात रयि (समृद्धी) प्रज्वलित कर. आमच्यावर चिकटलेले अघ दूर जाळून टाक.
Word by Word
अपaway, off
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (upasarga/prādi)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary/for us)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
शोशुचत्may (he) drive away / burn away
शोशुचत्:
— (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Rootशुच्
अघम्evil, sin, harm
अघम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअघ (prātipadika)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
शुशुग्ध्याwith (your) blazing/cleansing power
शुशुग्ध्या:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (instrumental)
Rootशुशुग्धि (from √शुच् / √शुज्? Vedic desiderative/causative-like noun of action; fixed Vedic form)
रयिम्wealth, bounty
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (prātipadika)
अपaway, off
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (upasarga/prādi)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary/for us)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
शोशुचत्may (he) drive away / burn away
शोशुचत्:
— (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Rootशुच्
अघम्evil, sin, harm
अघम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअघ (prātipadika)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
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