Rig Veda 2.36.4: Mandala 2, Sukta 36, Mantra 4

Sukta 2.36

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Agni/Hotṛ-function as mediator (verse addresses Hotṛ); overall hymn-context still Soma-invitation to gods

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ वक्षि देवाँ इह विप्र यक्षि चोशन्होतर्नि षदा योनिषु त्रिषु । प्रति वीहि प्रस्थितं सोम्यं मधु पिबाग्नीध्रात्तव भागस्य तृप्णुहि ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 2.36.4

Transliteration

ā́ vakṣi devā́n ihá vipra yákṣi cośán hotar ní ṣadā yóniṣu triṣú | práti vīhi prá-sthitaṃ sómyaṃ mádhu píbāgnī́dhrāt táva bhāgásya tṛ́pṇuhi ||

Translation

โอ้กวีผู้รู้แจ้ง จงนำเหล่าเทพมาสู่ที่นี่; โอ้โหตฤ (Hotṛ) ผู้ปรารถนา จงประกอบยัญและนั่งลงในครรภ์/ที่รองรับทั้งสาม (yoni) จงรับสิ่งที่จัดวางไว้—ความรื่นรมย์อันหวานดุจน้ำผึ้งของโสมะ (Soma); จงดื่มจากส่วนของอาคนีธระ (Āgnīdhra) และอิ่มเอมด้วยส่วนที่เป็นของท่าน.

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Word by Word

• आ: hither, forth (preverb: ‘towards’)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• वक्षि: carry/bring (you should bring)
• वक्षि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (vah) ‘वहति’

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (deva)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (avyaya)

• विप्र: O inspired one / O sage (address)
• विप्र: —
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: विप्र (vipra)

• यक्षि: worship, perform sacrifice
• यक्षि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (yaj) ‘यजति’

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (avyaya)

• उशन्: desiring, willing
• उशन्: —
• Type: Participle/Adjective
• Root: वश्/उश् (√vaś/√uś) ‘इच्छति/कामयते’ (Vedic: उशन् = ‘wishing, desiring’)

• होतन्: O Hotar-priest
• होतन्: —
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: होतृ (hotṛ)

• नि: down, in (preverb)
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग) / ni (preverb)

• षद: sit down
• षद: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सद् (sad) ‘सीदति’

• योनिṣu: in the seats/wombs (resting-places)
• योनिṣu: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (yoni)

• त्रिषु: in the three
• त्रिषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Numeral (used adjectivally)
• Root: त्रि (tri)

• प्रति: towards, in return
• प्रति: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (avyaya/preverb)

• वीहि: convey/bring (hither), lead
• वीहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (vah) ‘वहति’

• प्रस्थितम्: set forth, prepared, offered
• प्रस्थितम्: Karma
• Type: Participle/Adjective
• Root: प्र-स्था (pra√sthā) / स्था (sthā)

• सोम्यम्: soma-like; belonging to Soma (soma-juice)
• सोम्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सोम्य (somya) < सोम (soma)

• मधु: sweet drink, honey (here: sweet soma)
• मधु: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (madhu)

• पिब: drink
• पिब: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (pā) ‘पिबति’

• अग्नीध्रात्: from the Agnīdh-priest
• अग्नीध्रात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नीध्र (agnīdhra) (priest: Agnīdh)

• तव: of you, your
• तव: —
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (2nd pers. pronoun stem) / त्वद्

• भागस्य: of the portion/share
• भागस्य: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (bhāga)

• तृप्णुहि: be satisfied, take your fill
• तृप्णुहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (tṛp) ‘तृप्यति’