Rig Veda 1.36.17: Mandala 1, Sukta 36, Mantra 17
Sukta 1.36
Rishi: Medhyātithi Kaṇva (Kaṇva tradition)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Jagatī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निर्वव्ने सुवीर्यमग्निः कण्वाय सौभगम् । अग्निः प्रावन्मित्रोत मेध्यातिथिमग्निः साता उपस्तुतम् ॥
Transliteration
agnír vavne su-vī́ryam agníḥ kaṇvā́ya saúbhagam | agníḥ prā́van mitróta medhyā́tithim agníḥ sātā́ upastutám ||
Translation
अग्निः सुवीर्यं वव्ने; अग्निः कण्वाय सौभाग्यं वव्ने। अग्निः मित्रं च मेध्यातिथिं च प्रावन्; अग्निः सातौ उपस्तुतं धारयति।
Word by Word
अग्निःAgni (the fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
वव्नेhas won / has obtained
वव्ने:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वन् (वन्/वनी) ‘to win, gain, obtain’
सुवीर्यम्good heroism, excellent manly power
सुवीर्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसु- + वीर्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
कण्वायfor Kanva
कण्वाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootकण्व- (ऋषिनाम, प्रातिपदिक)
सौभगम्good fortune, prosperity
सौभगम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसु- + भग- > सौभग- (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
प्रावन्helped, protected
प्रावन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + √अव् ‘to help, protect, favor’
मित्रोतMitra also / Mitra and
मित्रोत:
कर्म (मित्रम्) / समुच्चय (उत)
TypeNoun + Indeclinable
Rootमित्र- (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्/उत (अव्यय ‘and, also’)
मेध्यातिथिम्Medhyātithi
मेध्यातिथिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootमेध्यातिथि- (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषिनाम)
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
साताःwins, winnings; boons (gains)
साताः:
कर्तृ (नामवाचक-प्रयोगः; ‘wins/boons’ as subject-like predicate)
TypeNoun
Rootसात- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘winning, gain, bestowal’)
उपस्तुतम्praised, lauded
उपस्तुतम्:
कर्म
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootउप- + √स्तु ‘to praise’ → उपस्तुत (कृदन्त)
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