Rig Veda 1.142.11: Mandala 1, Sukta 142, Mantra 11
Sukta 1.142
Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya (traditional)
Devata: Vanaspati (sacrificial wood/post) and Agni as transformer
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अवसृजन्नुप त्मना देवान्यक्षि वनस्पते । अग्निर्हव्या सुषूदति देवो देवेषु मेधिरः ॥
Transliteration
ava-sṛjánn úpa tmanā́ devā́n yakṣi vanáspate | agnír havyā́ suṣū́dati devó devéṣu médhiraḥ ||
Translation
अवसृजन्नुप त्मना देवान्यक्षि वनस्पते। अग्निर्हव्या सुषूदति देवो देवेषु मेधिरः॥
Word by Word
अवसृजन्he released/let go
अवसृजन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootअव-√सृज् (सृजति)
उपtowards, near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप
त्मनाby himself; with his own self
त्मना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
यक्षिworship!; sacrifice to!
यक्षि:
(predicate to vocative addressee)
TypeVerb
Root√यज् (यजति)
वनस्पतेO Lord of the wood (Vanaspati)
वनस्पते:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootवनस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
हव्याoblations
हव्या:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
सुषूदतिdrives on; impels; sets in motion
सुषूदति:
(with अग्निः as kartā)
TypeVerb
Rootसु-√सू/√सूद् (Vedic: ‘to impel/urge on, set in motion’)
देवःthe god
देवः:
Apposition (to अग्निः)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
मेधिरःwise; intelligent; skillful
मेधिरः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of अग्निः/देवः)
TypeAdjective
Rootमेधिर (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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