Shukla Yajur Veda — Adhyaya 9, Mantra 28
Rishi: Yājñavalkya (general)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्ने॒ अच्छा॑ वदे॒ह न॒: प्रति॑ नः सु॒मना॑ भव । प्र नो॑ यच्छ सहस्रजि॒त्त्वᳪ हि ध॑न॒दा असि॒ स्वाहा॑
Transliteration
agnḗ ácchā vada iha naḥ práti naḥ sumánā bhava | prá no yaccha sahasrajít tvaṃ hí dhanadā́ asi svā́hā
Translation
ਹੇ ਅਗਨੀ, ਸਾਡੇ ਕੋਲ ਆ ਕੇ ਬੋਲ; ਸਾਡੇ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਸੁਮਨ (ਕਿਰਪਾਲੂ) ਹੋ। ਸਾਨੂੰ ਲਾਭ ਦੀ ਸਮ੍ਰਿੱਧੀ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼; ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਤੂੰ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਜਿਤ् (ਹਜ਼ਾਰ ਜਿੱਤਣ ਵਾਲਾ) ਅਤੇ ਧਨਦ (ਧਨ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ) ਹੈਂ—ਸ੍ਵਾਹਾ!
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
अग्ने । अच्छा । वद । इह । नः । प्रति । नः । सु-मनाः । भव । प्र । नः । यच्छ । सहस्र-जित् । त्वम् । हि । धन-दाः । असि । स्वाहा ।
Word by Word
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन (address)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
अच्छtowards; hither
अच्छ:
Adhikaraṇa (direction/goal as adverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छ
वदspeak
वद:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवद्
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa (place)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
नःof us; our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
प्रतिtowards; in response to
प्रति:
Adhikaraṇa (direction/goal)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
नःus
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
सुमनाkind-minded; benevolent
सुमना:
Kartā (as predicate nominative with भव)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुमनस्
भवbecome; be
भव:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभू
प्रforth; forward
प्र:
(verbal prefix)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र
नःto us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
यच्छgrant; give
यच्छ:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootयम्
सहस्रजित्O thousand-winner (winner of a thousand)
सहस्रजित्:
सम्बोधन (address)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसहस्रजित्
हिindeed; for
हि:
(particle: emphasis/causal)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
धनदाःwealth-giver
धनदाः:
Kartā (predicate nominative with असि)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootधनदा
असिyou are
असि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
स्वाहाsvāhā (oblation-call)
स्वाहा:
(ritual exclamation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वाहा
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AgniRitual Context
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