Rig Veda 1.22.9: Mandala 1, Sukta 22, Mantra 9

Sukta 1.22

Devata: Agni (as invoker), with Tvaṣṭṛ and Devapatnīs (divine consorts)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अग्ने पत्नीरिहा वह देवानामुशतीरुप । त्वष्टारं सोमपीतये ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.22.9

Transliteration

ágne pátnīr ihá ā́ vaha devā́nām uśatī́r úpa | tváṣṭāraṃ sómapītaye ||

Translation

Wahai Agni, bawalah ke sini para Dewi—para isteri ilahi para dewa—yang rindu mendekat; dan bawalah Tvaṣṭṛ untuk meminum Soma.

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Word by Word

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: अग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)

• पत्नीः: the wives (consorts)
• पत्नीः: कर्म (object of ‘वह’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी- (प्रातिपदिक)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (place: ‘here’)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)

• वह: carry/bring (hither)!
• वह: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of the gods’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव- (प्रातिपदिक)

• उशतीः: eager/willing
• उशतीः: कर्म (qualifier of the object)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively) / Participle-like adjective
• Root: उशती- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘desiring/ready, willing’)

• उप: near, hither
• उप: क्रियाविशेषण (directional: ‘near, hither’)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb) / particle
• Root: उप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• त्वष्टारम्: Tvaṣṭar (the divine artisan)
• त्वष्टारम्: कर्म (additional object of ‘वह’)
• Type: Noun (proper name)
• Root: त्वष्टृ- (प्रातिपदिक)

• सोमपीतये: for the drinking of Soma
• सोमपीतये: सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (purpose: ‘for Soma-drinking’)
• Type: Noun (dative of purpose)
• Root: सोमपीति- (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + पीति ‘drinking’)