Rig Veda 10.1.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 1, Mantra 6

Sukta 10.1

Rishi: Traditionally: Mādhucchandas or related Angiras line is often associated with early Agni hymns; for RV 10.1, Anukramaṇī traditions typically assign the hymn to a specific rishi-family (needs manuscript-specific confirmation).

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (common for RV 10.1 opening verses; metrical confirmation recommended for digital scansion).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

स तु वस्त्राण्यध पेशनानि वसानो अग्निर्नाभा पृथिव्याः । अरुषो जातः पद इळायाः पुरोहितो राजन्यक्षीह देवान् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.1.6

Transliteration

sá tu vástrāṇy ádha péśanāni vásāno agnír nā́bhā pṛthivyā́ḥ | arúṣo jātáḥ padá íḷāyāḥ puróhito rā́jan yakṣī́ha devā́n ||

Translation

เขา—อัคนี—สวมอาภรณ์ที่ทอแล้วและรูปแบบทั้งหลาย ตั้งมั่นอยู่ ณ นาภีแห่งแผ่นดิน ผู้แดงเรื่อบังเกิด ณ ที่นั่งของอิฬา (Iḷā); ในฐานะปุโรหิต (Purohita) ผู้ถูกตั้งไว้เบื้องหน้า ข้าแต่ราชา จงบูชาเทพทั้งหลายในที่นี้

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Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (निपात)

• वस्त्राणि: garments, coverings
• वस्त्राणि: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• अधि: upon, over
• अधि: अधिकरण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• पेशनानि: ornaments/adornments; (lit.) decorations
• पेशनानि: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पेशन (प्रातिपदिक)

• वसानः: wearing, clothing himself
• वसानः: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: √वस् (वसँ आच्छादने) + शानच्

• अग्निः: Agni (Fire)
• अग्निः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• नाभा: with/at the navel; as the navel
• नाभा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक) → नाभा (वैदिक रूप) संभवतः तृतीया एकवचन

• पृथिव्याः: of the earth
• पृथिव्याः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)

• अरुषः: ruddy, tawny
• अरुषः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरुष (प्रातिपदिक)

• जातः: born, arisen
• जातः: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb (past participle)
• Root: √जन् (जनीँ प्रादुर्भावे) + क्त

• पदे: in/at the place, in the footprint
• पदे: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)

• इळायाः: of Iḷā (Idā; the sacred offering/earth-goddess)
• इळायाः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: इळा/इडा (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुरोहितः: the household priest, officiant
• पुरोहितः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोहित (प्रातिपदिक)

• राजन्य: royal, of the kṣatriya/kingly class
• राजन्य: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राजन्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• अक्षि: anoint/prepare (you)
• अक्षि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अञ्ज्/√अक्ष्? (वैदिक: ‘अक्षि’ इति रूपं प्रायः √अञ्ज् ‘to anoint’ अथवा √अक्ष् ‘to reach’ इत्यादि; अत्र प्रचलित व्याख्या: ‘अञ्ज्’ = ‘to anoint/prepare’)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)