Rig Veda 2.1.16: Mandala 2, Sukta 1, Mantra 16

Sukta 2.1

Rishi: Gṛtsamada

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

ये स्तोतृभ्यो गोअग्रामश्वपेशसमग्ने रातिमुपसृजन्ति सूरयः । अस्माञ्च ताँश्च प्र हि नेषि वस्य आ बृहद्वदेम विदथे सुवीराः ॥

Transliteration

yé stotṛ́bhyo góagrām áśvapeśasam agne rātím upasṛjánti sūráyaḥ | asmā́ṃś ca tā́ṃś ca prá hí néṣi vásya ā́ bṛhád vadema vidáthe suvī́rāḥ ||

Translation

ହେ ଅଗ୍ନି, ଯେ ସୂରୟଃ—ଜ୍ଞାନୀମାନେ—ସ୍ତୋତୃମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଗୋଅଗ୍ରା ଓ ଅଶ୍ୱପେଶସଂ—ଗୋଧନର ତେଜ ଓ ଅଶ୍ୱବଳ ଭରିତ—ରାତି (ଦାନ) ପ୍ରେରଣ କରନ୍ତି, ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ଓ ଆମକୁ ତୁମେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ମଙ୍ଗଳ ଦିଗକୁ ଆଗେଇ ନେଇଯାଅ। ଆମେ ବିଦଥ—ସଭାରେ—ସୁବୀରାଃ—ବୀରଶକ୍ତିସମ୍ପନ୍ନ—ହୋଇ ‘ବୃହତ୍’କୁ ଉଚ୍ଚାରଣ କରିବା।

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• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• स्तोतृभ्यः: to the praisers
• स्तोतृभ्यः: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोतृ (√स्तु ‘to praise’)

• गो-अग्राम्: a gift with cows at its head (foremost in cows)
• गो-अग्राम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (compound) / Adjective
• Root: गो + अग्र (prātipadika)

• अश्व-पेशसम्: adorned with horses (rich in horses)
• अश्व-पेशसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: अश्व + पेशस् (prātipadika)

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: (Address)
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: अग्नि

• रातिम्: gift, bounty
• रातिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राति (√रा ‘to give’)

• उपसृजन्ति: they bestow / send forth toward
• उपसृजन्ति: (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√सृज्

• सूरयः: patrons, bountiful lords
• सूरयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूरि

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (sarvanāma)

• च: and
• च: (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (sarvanāma)

• च: and
• च: (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: (Preverb)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: प्र

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• नेषि: you lead
• नेषि: (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नी (नयति)

• वस्यः: to a better (state/way)
• वस्यः: Karma
• Type: Adjective (comparative)
• Root: वसु (comparative: वस्यस्)

• आ: toward, unto
• आ: (Preverb)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: आ

• बृहत्: great (speech/thing)
• बृहत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहन्त्

• वदेम: may we speak
• वदेम: (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद्

• विदथे: in the rite/assembly (at the worship)
• विदथे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदथ

• सुवीराः: having good heroes/sons; strong in heroes
• सुवीराः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + वीर