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Rig Veda 10.1.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 1, Mantra 6

Sukta 10.1

Rishi: Traditionally: Mādhucchandas or related Angiras line is often associated with early Agni hymns; for RV 10.1, Anukramaṇī traditions typically assign the hymn to a specific rishi-family (needs manuscript-specific confirmation).
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (common for RV 10.1 opening verses; metrical confirmation recommended for digital scansion).

स तु वस्त्राण्यध पेशनानि वसानो अग्निर्नाभा पृथिव्याः । अरुषो जातः पद इळायाः पुरोहितो राजन्यक्षीह देवान् ॥

sá tu vástrāṇy ádha péśanāni vásāno agnír nā́bhā pṛthivyā́ḥ | arúṣo jātáḥ padá íḷāyāḥ puróhito rā́jan yakṣī́ha devā́n ||

Dia—Agni—menyarung pakaian tenunan dan pelbagai rupa; dia ditegakkan pada pusat (pusar) Bumi. Yang kemerah-merahan itu lahir di singgasana Iḷā; sebagai purohita yang diletakkan di hadapan, wahai Raja, persembahkanlah di sini kepada para dewa.

सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (निपात)
वस्त्राणिgarments, coverings
वस्त्राणि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon, over
अधि:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
पेशनानिornaments/adornments; (lit.) decorations
पेशनानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपेशन (प्रातिपदिक)
वसानःwearing, clothing himself
वसानः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√वस् (वसँ आच्छादने) + शानच्
अग्निःAgni (Fire)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
नाभाwith/at the navel; as the navel
नाभा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootनाभि (प्रातिपदिक) → नाभा (वैदिक रूप) संभवतः तृतीया एकवचन
पृथिव्याःof the earth
पृथिव्याः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
अरुषःruddy, tawny
अरुषः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
जातःborn, arisen
जातः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (past participle)
Root√जन् (जनीँ प्रादुर्भावे) + क्त
पदेin/at the place, in the footprint
पदे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootपद (प्रातिपदिक)
इळायाःof Iḷā (Idā; the sacred offering/earth-goddess)
इळायाः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootइळा/इडा (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरोहितःthe household priest, officiant
पुरोहितः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपुरोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
राजन्यroyal, of the kṣatriya/kingly class
राजन्य:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootराजन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अक्षिanoint/prepare (you)
अक्षि:
TypeVerb
Root√अञ्ज्/√अक्ष्? (वैदिक: ‘अक्षि’ इति रूपं प्रायः √अञ्ज् ‘to anoint’ अथवा √अक्ष् ‘to reach’ इत्यादि; अत्र प्रचलित व्याख्या: ‘अञ्ज्’ = ‘to anoint/prepare’)
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)

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