Rig Veda 1.1.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 1, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.1
Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निः पूर्वेभिॠषिभिरीड्यो नूतनैरुत । स देवाँ एह वक्षति ॥
Transliteration
agníḥ pū́rvebhir ṛ́ṣibhir ī́ḷyo nū́tanair utá | sá devā́m̐ éha vakṣati ||
Translation
อัคนีเป็นผู้ควรแก่การสรรเสริญ ทั้งโดยฤๅษี (ṛṣi) โบราณและโดยผู้ใหม่ทั้งหลาย; เขาจะนำเหล่าเทพมาสู่ที่นี่
Word by Word
अग्निःAgni (the fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्वेभिःby the former/ancient (ones)
पूर्वेभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपूर्व- (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋषिभिःby the seers
ऋषिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि- (प्रातिपदिक)
ईड्यःworthy of praise
ईड्यः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (verbal derivative)
Rootईड्य- (कृदन्त; √ईड्/ईळ् ‘स्तुतौ’)
नूतनैःby the new/modern (ones)
नूतनैः:
करण
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootनूतन- (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात/अव्यय)
सःhe (that one = Agni)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
वक्षतिconveys/ brings (hither)
वक्षति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (वहति) ‘वहने/नयने’
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