Rig Veda 1.96.6: Mandala 1, Sukta 96, Mantra 6
Sukta 1.96
Rishi: Parāśara Śāktya
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
रायो बुध्नः संगमनो वसूनां यज्ञस्य केतुर्मन्मसाधनो वेः । अमृतत्वं रक्षमाणास एनं देवा अग्निं धारयन्द्रविणोदाम् ॥
Transliteration
rāyó budhnáḥ saṃgámano vásūnāṃ yajñásya ketúr manmá-sādhanó véḥ | amṛtatváṃ rákṣamāṇāsa enaṃ devā́ agníṃ dhārayann dráviṇo-dām ||
Translation
स रायेः बुध्नः, वसूनां सङ्गमनः; यज्ञस्य केतुः, मनसः साधनानां साधकः। अस्य अमृतत्वं रक्षन्तो देवा अग्निं धारयन्ति—द्रविणोदां, भूतिसम्पदां दातारम्।
Word by Word
रायःof wealth, of riches
रायः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootराय् (प्रातिपदिक: राय-)
बुध्नःthe foundation, base
बुध्नः:
Kartā (subject/apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootबुध्न (प्रातिपदिक)
संगमनःthe gatherer, bringer-together
संगमनः:
Kartā (subject/apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootसंगमन (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+गम्)
वसूनाम्of goods/treasures
वसूनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञस्यof the sacrifice
यज्ञस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
केतुःbanner, sign, beacon
केतुः:
Kartā (subject/apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootकेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
मन्मसाधनःaccomplishing the thought/intent (of worship)
मन्मसाधनः:
Kartā (epithet/apposition)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootसाधन (प्रातिपदिक; √साध्) with मन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
वेःapart/fully; indeed (Vedic particle)
वेः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (अव्यय; preverb) + ए (enclitic particle, Vedic)
अमृतत्वम्immortality
अमृतत्वम्:
Karma (object)
TypeNoun
Rootअमृतत्व (प्रातिपदिक; अमृत + -त्व)
रक्षमानासःprotecting, guarding
रक्षमानासः:
Kartā (subject)
TypeParticiple
Root√रक्ष् (present middle participle: रक्षमान)
एनम्him (this one)
एनम्:
Karma (object)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; एनद्-series)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni
अग्निम्:
Karma (object)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
धारयन्holding, sustaining
धारयन्:
Kartā (co-referential with देवाः)
TypeParticiple
Root√धृ (present active participle: धारयन्त्)
द्रविणोदाम्the giver of wealth
द्रविणोदाम्:
Karma (object complement/epithet of अग्निम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootद्रविणोद (प्रातिपदिक; द्रविण + -द (√दा ‘to give’))
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Vedic Cosmology
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