Mantra 43
Rishi: RV attribution to be verified by source identification.
Devata: Agni (as protector; ‘ūrjāṃ pati’).
Chandas: To be confirmed from RV source.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पा॒हि नो॑ अग्न॒ एक॑या पा॒ह्युत द्वि॒तीय॑या । पा॒हि गी॒र्भिस्ति॒सृभि॑रूर्जां पते पा॒हि च॑त॒सृभि॑र्वसो
Transliteration
pā́hi no agne ékayā pā́hy ut dvitī́yayā | pā́hi gī́rbhis tisṛ́bhir ūrjā́ṃ pate pā́hi catasṛ́bhir vaso ||
Translation
Охраняй нас, о Агни, первым; охраняй также вторым. Охраняй нас тремя гимнами, о владыка силы-питания (урдж); охраняй четырьмя, о щедрый (Васу).
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
पा॒हि । नः॒ । अ॒ग्ने॒ । एक॑या । पा॒हि । उ॒त । द्वि॒तीय॑या । पा॒हि । गी॒र्भिः । ति॒सृभिः॑ । ऊ॒र्जाम् । प॒ते॒ । पा॒हि । च॒त॒सृभिः॑ । व॒सो॒ ।
Word by Word
पा॒हिprotect (you protect!)
पा॒हि:
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TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
नःus / of us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
—
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
एकयाwith one (hymn/utterance)
एकया:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootएका (प्रातिपदिक)
पा॒हिprotect
पा॒हि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
उतand / also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
द्वितीययाwith the second (hymn/utterance)
द्वितीयया:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (ordinal)
Rootद्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
पा॒हिprotect
पा॒हि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
गीर्भिःwith praises / hymns
गीर्भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगीर् (प्रातिपदिक; f.)
तिसृभिःwith three
तिसृभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootतिसृ (प्रातिपदिक; numeral ‘three’, f.)
ऊर्जाम्nourishment / strength
ऊर्जाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्ज् (प्रातिपदिक; f.)
पतेO lord
पते:
—
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
पा॒हिprotect
पा॒हि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
चतसृभिःwith four
चतसृभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootचतसृ (प्रातिपदिक; numeral ‘four’, f.)
वसोO Vasu (good one/wealth-giver)
वसो:
—
TypeNoun (epithet) / Adjective
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक) / वस् (धातु) → वसु (n.)
Entities Mentioned
A
AgniŪ
Ūrj (as ‘Ūrjāṃ pati’)V
Vasu (as ‘vaso’)Ritual Context
Viniyoga (Ritual Application)
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