Rig Veda 10.36.12: Mandala 10, Sukta 36, Mantra 12
Sukta 10.36
Rishi: Unknown/uncertain
Devata: Agni; Mitra–Varuṇa; Savitar (all within the refrain to devānām avaḥ)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
महो अग्नेः समिधानस्य शर्मण्यनागा मित्रे वरुणे स्वस्तये । श्रेष्ठे स्याम सवितुः सवीमनि तद्देवानामवो अद्या वृणीमहे ॥
Transliteration
mahó agnéḥ samidhānásya śármaṇy anā́gā mitré váruṇe svastáye | śréṣṭhe syāma savitúḥ savī́mani tád devā́nām ávo adyā́ vṛṇīmahe ||
Translation
महोऽग्नेः समिधानस्य शर्मणि वयमनागा भवेम; मित्रे वरुणे स्वस्तये। सवितुः सत्यसवीमनि श्रेष्ठे स्याम। तदेव देवानामवोऽद्य वृणीमहे।
Word by Word
महोof the great (one)
महो:
Sambandha (genitival relation)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमहत्
अग्नेःof Agni
अग्नेः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
समिधानस्यof the kindled / being kindled
समिधानस्य:
Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier) to अग्नेः
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootसम्-इध् (√इध्) → समिधान (present participle)
शर्मणिin (his) protection / shelter
शर्मणि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन्
अनागाःblameless, sinless
अनागाः:
Kartā (with implied ‘we’)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्-आगस् (अनागस्)
मित्रेin/with Mitra
मित्रे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र
वरुणेin/with Varuṇa
वरुणे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण
स्वस्तयेfor well-being
स्वस्तये:
Prayojana (purpose; dative of aim)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति
श्रेष्ठेin the best (state/place)
श्रेष्ठे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective (superlative)
Rootश्रेष्ठ
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
(verbal predicate; Kartā = ‘we’ implied)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (√अस्)
सवितुःof Savitṛ
सवितुः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ
सवीमनिin the impulsion/quickening (power)
सवीमनि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसवीमन
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
अवःhelp, favor
अवः:
Karma (apposition to तत्)
TypeNoun
Rootअवस्
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (time)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
वृणीमहेwe choose / we seek
वृणीमहे:
(verbal predicate; Kartā = ‘we’ implied)
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (√वृ) ‘to choose’
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