Rig Veda 1.141.12: Mandala 1, Sukta 141, Mantra 12

Sukta 1.141

Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya (traditional)

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उत नः सुद्योत्मा जीराश्वो होता मन्द्रः शृणवच्चन्द्ररथः । स नो नेषन्नेषतमैरमूरोऽग्निर्वामं सुवितं वस्यो अच्छ ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.141.12

Transliteration

utá naḥ su-dyótmā jīrā́śvo hótā mandráḥ śṛṇavac candrá-rathaḥ | sá no néṣan néṣa-tamaiḥ amū́ro 'gnír vā́maṃ su-vitáṃ vásyo áccha ||

Translation

Dan semoga Hotar kami yang menyala terang, yang berkuda pantas, yang gembira dengan rata berkilau, mendengar kami. Semoga Agni, tidak terkeliru, menuntun kami dengan para penuntun terbaik menuju jalan yang dikasihi dan membahagiakan, menuju kebaikan yang lebih utama.

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Word by Word

• उत: and, also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• नः: of us, our
• नः: सम्बन्ध (possessor) / अस्माकम्
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• सुद्योत्मा: brightly shining
• सुद्योत्मा: कर्तृ (as epithet of the subject)
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: सु- + द्योत्मन् (from √द्यु/द्योत् ‘shine’)

• जीराश्वः: having swift/impetuous horses
• जीराश्वः: कर्तृ (epithet)
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: जीर- + अश्व (a bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa epithet)

• होता: the Hotṛ-priest / invoker
• होता: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: होतृ (from √हु ‘sacrifice, invoke’)

• मन्द्रः: gladdening, pleasant
• मन्द्रः: कर्तृ (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्द्र

• शृणवत्: let (him) hear
• शृणवत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (शृणोति ‘hear’)

• चन्द्ररथः: he of the shining chariot
• चन्द्ररथः: कर्तृ (epithet)
• Type: Noun (compound epithet)
• Root: चन्द्र- + रथ

• सः: he
• सः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• नः: us
• नः: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• नेषत्: let (him) lead
• नेषत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नी (nayati ‘lead’)

• निषतमैः: with the most present/nearest (helpers)
• निषतमैः: करण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निषत-तम (superlative from नि-√सद ‘sit down, be present’)

• अमूरः: unerring, not deluded
• अमूरः: कर्तृ (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमूर (Vedic adj.; ‘not foolish/undeluded’, often of Agni)

• अग्निः: Agni
• अग्निः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि

• वामम्: good, desirable (boon)
• वामम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: वाम

• सुवितम्: good fortune, right course
• सुवितम्: कर्म (goal to be led to)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु- + वित (from √विद/√वित् ‘find, obtain’; ‘good finding/prosperity’)

• वस्यः: better, more excellent
• वस्यः: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (comparative)
• Root: वस्यस् (comparative of वसु ‘good’)

• अच्छ: towards
• अच्छ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अच्छ