Rig Veda 1.70.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 70, Mantra 1
Sukta 1.70
Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditionally for RV 1.70)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (verse-level confirmation recommended)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वनेम पूर्वीरर्यो मनीषा अग्निः सुशोको विश्वान्यश्याः ॥
Transliteration
vánema pūrvī́r aryó manīṣā́ agníḥ suśóko víśvāny aśyāḥ ॥
Translation
ขอเราชนะได้ซึ่งความอุดมอันโบราณด้วยมโนธรรมแห่งอารยะ; ขออัคนี (Agni) ผู้มีเปลวเพลิงงาม จงไปถึงและนำมาซึ่งความสำเร็จทั้งปวง.
Word by Word
वनेमmay we win / let us obtain
वनेम:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√वन् (वनति ‘to win, gain’)
पूर्वीःthe former/ancient (ones); many former (boons/paths)
पूर्वीः:
कर्म (object of वनेम)
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun-like
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्यःthe Arya / noble one
अर्यः:
कर्ता (appositional subject) अथवा संबोधन-छाया (praise-name)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
मनीषा(with) inspired thought / insight
मनीषा:
करण (instrumental sense: ‘by/with thought’)—Vedic nominative used adverbially
TypeNoun
Rootमनीषा (प्रातिपदिक) < √मन् ‘to think’
अग्निःAgni (Fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्ता (of the following verbal idea ‘may attain’)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
सुशोकःbright-flamed / of good radiance
सुशोकः:
कर्ता-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- (उपसर्ग) + शोक (प्रातिपदिक ‘flame, brightness’)
विश्वानिall (things)
विश्वानि:
कर्म (object of अश्याः)
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun-like
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्याःmay he attain / may he reach
अश्याः:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√अश् (अश्नोति ‘to reach, attain’)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
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Chanting Notes
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