Rig Veda 1.45.9: Mandala 1, Sukta 45, Mantra 9
Sukta 1.45
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Agni (context), with address ‘vaso’ (epithet; often of Agni/wealth-bringing power)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रातर्याव्णः सहस्कृत सोमपेयाय सन्त्य । इहाद्य दैव्यं जनं बर्हिरा सादया वसो ॥
Transliteration
prātaryā́vṇaḥ sahaskṛta somapéyāya santya | ihā́dya daívyaṃ jánaṃ bárhir ā́ sādaya vaso ||
Translation
హే సహస్కృత (బలసంపన్న) అగ్నీ! ప్రాతఃకాల అగ్రగమనంలో ముందుగా వచ్చి, సోమపేయానికి సిద్ధంగా ఉండు. ఈ రోజు ఇక్కడ దైవ జనాన్ని బర్హిస్పై కూర్చోబెట్టు, హే వసూ (దీప్తిమంతుడా)!
Word by Word
प्रातर्in the morning
प्रातर्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रातर् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक) < प्रातः
याव्णःof the young one / of the youthful
याव्णः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeAdjective
Rootयावन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सहस्कृतmade with might; powerfully prepared
सहस्कृत:
Viśeṣaṇa (of implied subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस् + कृ (कृ धातु) → कृत (PPP)
सोमपेयायfor the Soma-drinking (one); for Soma-drink
सोमपेयाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसोमपेया (प्रातिपदिक) = सोम + पेय (पेय ‘drinkable’)
सन्तिthey are / they exist
सन्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
अद्यtoday / now
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
दैव्यंdivine
दैव्यं:
Karma (qualifier of जनम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootदैव्य (प्रातिपदिक) < देव
जनम्the people / the host (of gods)
जनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
बर्हिःthe sacred grass (barhis)
बर्हिः:
Karma (as object with implied ‘spread/prepare’ sense) / ritual object
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither; towards
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सादयseat (them); cause to sit
सादय:
(क्रिया) — object: जनम्
TypeVerb
Rootसद् (धातु) caus. सादय
वसोO Vasu (O bountiful one)
वसो:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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