Rig Veda 4.9.1: Mandala 4, Sukta 9, Mantra 1

Sukta 4.9

Devata: Agni

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अग्ने मृळ महाँ असि य ईमा देवयुं जनम् । इयेथ बर्हिरासदम् ॥

Transliteration

agné mṛḷa mahā́ṃ asi ya ī́mā́ deva-yúṃ jánam | iyétha barhír-āsádam ||

Translation

อัคนีเอ๋ย โปรดเมตตาเถิด; ท่านยิ่งใหญ่—ท่านผู้เสด็จมาสู่ชนผู้แสวงหาเทพ มายังที่นั่งบนหญ้าศักดิ์สิทธิ์ (บัรหิส) เพื่อสถาปนาสัมพันธภาพอันชอบธรรมแห่งพิธีบูชา.

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Word by Word

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: अग्नि-

• मृळ: be gracious / show mercy
• मृळ: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृळ्

• महान्: great
• महान्: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्-

• असि: you are
• असि: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्

• यः: who
• यः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्- (सर्वनाम)

• ईमा: these (things/offerings)
• ईमा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun (demonstrative)
• Root: इदम्- (सर्वनाम)

• देवयुम्: god-seeking / devoted to the gods
• देवयुम्: कर्म-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवयु-

• जनम्: people / clan
• जनम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन-

• इयेथ: you have gone / you came
• इयेथ: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (एति) / इ-

• बर्हिः: the sacred grass (barhis)
• बर्हिः: कर्म (गन्तव्य/उपवेशन-वस्तु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्हिस्-

• आसदम्: as a seat / for sitting (approaching)
• आसदम्: कर्म
• Type: Kṛdanta (verbal noun/participle)
• Root: आ-√सद् (सद्) → आसद-