Rig Veda 6.48.4: Mandala 6, Sukta 48, Mantra 4
Sukta 6.48
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Agni (as priest and mediator to all devāḥ)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
महो देवान्यजसि यक्ष्यानुषक्तव क्रत्वोत दंसना । अर्वाचः सीं कृणुह्यग्नेऽवसे रास्व वाजोत वंस्व ॥
Transliteration
mahó devā́n yajasi yákṣy ānuṣák tava krátvotá daṃsanā́ | arvā́caḥ sīṃ kṛṇuhy agné ’váse rā́sva vā́jot́á vaṃsva ||
Translation
महः देवान् यजसि; क्रत्वा दंसनया चानुषक्तः क्रमशो यक्ष्यसि। अग्ने, अवसे तान् अर्वाचः कृणु; वाजं रास्व, उत तान् अस्मभ्यं वंस्व।
Word by Word
महोgreatly; great
महो:
कर्म (यजसि इत्यस्य कर्मविशेषणम्) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
यजसिyou worship/sacrifice to
यजसि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootयज्
यक्षिworship!; offer sacrifice!
यक्षि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootयज्
अनुषक्तclosely attached; following in due order
अनुषक्त:
कर्तृविशेषण
TypeParticiple
Rootअनु-षञ्ज्
क्रत्वाwith (your) resolve/ritual power
क्रत्वा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु
उतand; also
उत:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
दंसनाwith (your) wondrous power/deeds
दंसना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootदंसन
अर्वाचःtowards here; hither
अर्वाचः:
कर्म (सीम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्वाच्
सीम्her/it (the offering/attention)
सीम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootसि (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / एनम्-समूह
कृणुहिmake; do
कृणुहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
अवसेfor help/protection
अवसे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअवस्
रास्वgrant; give
रास्व:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootरा (दाने) / रास् (वैदिक)
वाजprize; strength; booty
वाज:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाज
उतand; also
उत:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
वंस्वwin; obtain
वंस्व:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवस् (वसँ निवासे/वसँ प्राप्तौ; वैदिक: ‘win, obtain’)
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