Rig Veda 1.188.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 188, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.188
Rishi: Agastya (traditional Anukramaṇī attribution for RV 1.188)
Devata: Tanūnapāt (a form/aspect of Agni; immanent fire)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तनूनपादृतं यते मध्वा यज्ञः समज्यते । दधत्सहस्रिणीरिषः ॥
Transliteration
tanū́napād ṛtáṃ yaté madhvā́ yajñáḥ sám ajyate | dádhat sahasríṇīr íṣaḥ ||
Translation
โอ้ Tanūnapāt เมื่อผู้คนดำเนินไปในฤตะ (ṛta, ระเบียบแห่งสัจจะ) พิธีบูชายัญย่อมถูกชโลมด้วยความหวานดุจน้ำผึ้ง และบรรจุไว้ซึ่งอิษ (iṣ, โภชนะแห่งพลัง) นับพันประการ ให้กำลังแห่งความก้าวหน้าของวิญญาณทวีคูณ
Word by Word
तनूनपात्Tanūnapāt (a form/name of Agni)
तनूनपात्:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootतनूनपात् (प्रातिपदिक; अग्निदेवविशेष/देवता-नाम)
ऋतम्the cosmic order / truth
ऋतम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
यतेstrives / exerts himself
यते:
कर्तृ (क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootयत् (धातु; ‘प्रयत्न/यत्न’)
मध्वाwith honey / with sweetness (mead)
मध्वा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञःthe sacrifice / ritual
यज्ञः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
समज्यतेis anointed / is duly prepared
समज्यते:
कर्तृ (क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootअञ्ज् (धातु; ‘लेपने/अभ्यञ्जने’) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
दधत्placing / bestowing
दधत्:
कर्तृ (यज्ञस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootधा (धातु; ‘धारण/स्थापन’)
सहस्रिणीःthousandfold / possessing thousands
सहस्रिणीः:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सहस्र-युक्त/सहस्र-सम्बद्ध’)
इषःrefreshments / invigorating offerings
इषः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘बल/पोषण/आहार-रस’)
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