Rig Veda 1.76.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 76, Mantra 3

Sukta 1.76

Rishi: Gautama

Devata: Agni (primary); Soma-pati (invited subsequently, typically Indra)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र सु विश्वान्रक्षसो धक्ष्यग्ने भवा यज्ञानामभिशस्तिपावा । अथा वह सोमपतिं हरिभ्यामातिथ्यमस्मै चकृमा सुदाव्ने ॥

Transliteration

prá sú viśvā́n rákṣaso dhákṣy agne bhávā yajñā́nām abhiśastipā́vā | áthā vaha sómapatiṃ háribhyām ātíthyam asmai cakṛma sudā́vne ||

Translation

Queima, ó Agni, todos os Rākṣasas, as forças da escuridão; sê o purificador que protege os nossos sacrifícios do assalto hostil. Então traz o Senhor do Soma com seus corcéis fulvos; para ele, o doador generoso, preparamos a hospitalidade da oferenda.

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Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• सु: well, thoroughly
• सु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (upasarga/avyaya)

• विश्वान्: all
• विश्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (sarva-viśeṣaṇa)

• रक्षसः: demonic beings, harmful spirits
• रक्षसः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस्

• धक्षि: burn
• धक्षि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह्

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि

• भव: become, be
• भव: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू

• यज्ञानाम्: of the sacrifices
• यज्ञानाम्: Śeṣa (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ

• अभिशस्तिपाव: O protector/purifier from imprecation
• अभिशस्तिपाव: Sambodhana
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: अभिशस्ति-पाव (समास: अभिशस्ति + पाव < √पू ‘to purify/protect’)

• अथ: then
• अथ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• आ: towards, hither
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga)

• वह: bring, convey
• वह: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्

• सोमपतिम्: the lord of Soma
• सोमपतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम-पति (समास)

• हरिभ्याम्: with the two bay steeds
• हरिभ्याम्: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि

• आतिथ्यम्: hospitality, guest-offering
• आतिथ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आतिथ्य

• अस्मै: to him
• अस्मै: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अयम् (idam-pronoun)

• चकृम: we have done/made
• चकृम: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ

• सुदाव्ने: to the good giver (generous one)
• सुदाव्ने: Sampradāna
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: सु-दावन् (समास; दावन् ‘giver’)