Rig Veda 1.31.14: Mandala 1, Sukta 31, Mantra 14
Sukta 1.31
Rishi: Hiraṇyastūpa Āṅgirasa
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वमग्न उरुशंसाय वाघते स्पार्हं यद्रेक्णः परमं वनोषि तत् । आध्रस्य चित्प्रमतिरुच्यसे पिता प्र पाकं शास्सि प्र दिशो विदुष्टरः ॥
Transliteration
tvam agna uru-śaṃsāya vāghate spārhaṃ yad rekṇaḥ paramaṃ vanoṣi tat | ādhrasya cit pra-matir ucyase pitā pra pākaṃ śāssi pra diśo viduḥ-ṭaraḥ ||
Translation
त्वम् अग्ने उरुशंसाय वाघते स्पार्हं यद् रेक्णः परमं वनोषि तत्। आध्रस्य चित् प्रमतिḥ उच्यसे पिता; प्र पाकं शास्सि, प्र दिशो विदुष्टरः॥
Word by Word
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
उरुशंसायto the wide-praised (man)
उरुशंसाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootउरुशंस (प्रातिपदिक; उरु- + शंस)
वाघतेto the worshipper/chanter
वाघते:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootवाघत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘worshipper/singer’)
स्पार्हम्desirable, coveted
स्पार्हम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootस्पार्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which (that)
यत्:
कर्म
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रेक्णःof wealth/treasure
रेक्णः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootरेक्णस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wealth, treasure’)
परमम्highest, supreme
परमम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम (प्रातिपदिक)
वनोषिyou win/obtain
वनोषि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वन् (वनोति/वनुते; ‘to win, obtain’)
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म
TypeDemonstrative pronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आध्रस्यof the needy/distressed
आध्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective (genitive)
Rootआध्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘needy/poor, distressed’)
चित्even
चित्:
(निपात; emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
प्रमतिःprovidence/forethought
प्रमतिः:
कर्तृ (of passive ‘is called’)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रमति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘forethought, providence, care’)
उच्यसेyou are called
उच्यसे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (उच्यते; passive of ‘to say/call’)
पिताfather
पिता:
समानााधिकरण (predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, strongly
प्र:
(निपात; intensifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
पाकम्the wise/skillful (one)
पाकम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (acc.)
Rootपाक (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wise/skillful’)
शास्सिyou instruct/guide
शास्सि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√शास् (शास्ति; ‘to instruct, rule’)
प्रforth
प्र:
(निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (निपात)
दिशःdirections/regions
दिशः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
विदुष्टरःmost knowing, very wise
विदुष्टरः:
समानााधिकरण (predicate of ‘you’)
TypeAdjective (nom.)
Rootविदुष्टर (प्रातिपदिक; comparative/superlative-type formation from √विद् ‘to know’: ‘more knowing, best-knowing’)
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