Rig Veda 1.26.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 26, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.26
Rishi: वसिष्ठ (Vasiṣṭha) (traditional attribution for RV 1.26)
Devata: Agni (as the chosen Friend/Helper in the sacrifice)
Chandas: गायत्री (Gāyatrī) (RV 1.26.1 is commonly Gāyatrī in the Agni hymns)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ हि ष्मा सूनवे पितापिर्यजत्यापये । सखा सख्ये वरेण्यः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ hí ṣmā sūnáve pitā́ ā́piḥ yájatī ā́paye | sakhā́ sákhye váreṇyaḥ ||
Translation
आ हि ष्मा सूनवे पितापिर्यजत्यापये । सखा सख्ये वरेण्यः ॥
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
ष्माsurely, just
ष्मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootष्मा (निपात; Vedic emphatic particle)
सूनवेto the son
सूनवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
पिताthe father
पिता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
अपिalso
अपि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (निपात)
ईर्यmoves/comes forth
ईर्य:
—
TypeVerb
Rootईर् (धातु; ईरयति/ईरते ‘to set in motion, to go, to rise’)
यजत्याwith the worshipping (one)/with worship
यजत्या:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootयज् (धातु) / यजत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक ‘worshipping’)
अपयेaway, aside
अपये:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि + इ (धातु ‘to go’) → अपय (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययभाव; ‘away, aside’)
सखाthe friend
सखा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
सख्येin friendship
सख्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘friendship, companionship’)
वरेण्यःmost choice-worthy, excellent
वरेण्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootवरेण्य (प्रातिपदिक; from √वृ ‘to choose’ → ‘choice-worthy’)
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