Rig Veda 1.45.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 45, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.45
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Agni (as Hotṛ and ṛtvij)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नि त्वा होतारमृत्विजं दधिरे वसुवित्तमम् । श्रुत्कर्णं सप्रथस्तमं विप्रा अग्ने दिविष्टिषु ॥
Transliteration
ní tvā hotā́ram ṛtv́ijaṃ dadhiré vasuvíttamam | śrútkarṇaṃ sapráthastamaṃ víprā agne divíṣṭiṣu ||
Translation
Os videntes te estabeleceram como Hotṛ, como ṛtvij — sacerdote do tempo justo, o melhor descobridor de riquezas. Ó Agni, de ouvido que verdadeiramente escuta, o mais vasto em tua expansão, estás firmado nas lutas divinas.
Word by Word
निdown; in; forth (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (upasarga) / ni (avyaya)
त्वाyou (thee)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (asmad/yusmad-pronoun stem)
होतारम्the Hotṛ-priest; invoker
होतारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (from √हु ‘to sacrifice, invoke’)
ऋत्विजम्the Ṛtvij (ritual priest); officiant
ऋत्विजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootऋत्विज् (ṛtu+√यज् ‘to worship’ > ‘seasonal sacrificer’)
दधिरेthey have placed; they have set
दधिरे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धारणे/स्थापने) with reduplication (perfect)
वसुवित्तमम्most wealth-winning; best giver/finder of riches
वसुवित्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवसुवित्तम (वसु-वित्तम; superlative of ‘wealth-finding/wealth-winning’)
श्रुत्कर्णम्keen-eared; having attentive ears
श्रुत्कर्णम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रुत्कर्ण (श्रुत्+कर्ण ‘having-hearing ears’)
सप्रथस्तमम्most far-spreading; most widely renowned
सप्रथस्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootस-प्रथस्-तम (from प्रथस् ‘breadth, expansion, wide fame’ + superlative -तम)
विप्राःthe seers; inspired poets
विप्राः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (from √विप्/√वेप् ‘to tremble, be inspired’ > ‘inspired sage’)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि
दिविष्टिषुin the heavenly rites; in the divine contests/ceremonies
दिविष्टिषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदिविष्टि (divi-ṣṭi ‘heavenly rite/contest’; RV noun)
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