Rig Veda 1.12.9: Mandala 1, Sukta 12, Mantra 9
Sukta 1.12
Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva
Devata: Agni (Pāvaka)
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यो अग्निं देववीतये हविष्माँ आविवासति । तस्मै पावक मृळय ॥
Transliteration
yó agníṃ deva-vī́taye havíṣmān āvivā́sati | tásmai pā́vaka mṛḷaya ||
Translation
यो हविष्मान् देववीतयेऽग्निम् आविवासति, तस्मै हे पावक मृळय—कृपां प्रसादं च देहि।
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्ध-कर्तृ; यः = ‘जो’)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → य-
अग्निम्Agni (the fire-god)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
देववीतयेfor the divine approach/invitation (for the gods’ coming)
देववीतये:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootदेववीति- (प्रातिपदिक; देव + वीतिः ‘आह्वान/आगमन/स्वीकार’)
हविष्मान्possessing oblation; offering-rich
हविष्मान्:
कर्तृ (यः… हविष्मान् = ‘जो हवि-युक्तः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootहविष्मन्त्- (प्रातिपदिक; हविस् + मन्त्)
आविवासतिhonours, serves, worships (repeatedly/earnestly)
आविवासति:
क्रिया (कर्तृ-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√वास् (वास्/उपसेवा/तोषण) with आ-; Vedic intensive stem विवास-
तस्मैto him
तस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पावकO Purifier (Agni)
पावक:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootपावक- (प्रातिपदिक; √पू ‘to purify’ → पावक ‘purifier’)
मृळयbe gracious; show mercy
मृळय:
क्रिया (आज्ञा/प्रार्थना)
TypeVerb
Root√मृळ्/मृड् (to be gracious, to show mercy)
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