Rig Veda 1.79.9: Mandala 1, Sukta 79, Mantra 9

Sukta 1.79

Rishi: Gotama Rāhūgaṇa (Gautama)

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Gāyatrī

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ नो अग्ने सुचेतुना रयिं विश्वायुपोषसम् । मार्डीकं धेहि जीवसे ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.79.9

Transliteration

ā́ no agne su-cetúnā rayím viśvā́yu-poṣasam | mārḍī́kaṃ dhehi jīváse ||

Translation

Bring to us, O Agni, with thy clear-visioned guidance, the rayi that nourishes all our life-powers; set in us the sweetness of healing peace for our living.

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Word by Word

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

• नः: to us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (pronoun stem)

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: Sambodhana (addressed deity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (prātipadika)

• सुचेतुना: with good guidance/bright intent
• सुचेतुना: Karaṇa (means/qualification: ‘with good guidance/insight’)
• Type: Adjective (instrumental qualifier)
• Root: सु-चेतु (prātipadika; su + cetu)

• रयिम्: wealth, bounty
• रयिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रयि (prātipadika)

• विश्वायुपोषसम्: nourishing all life / fostering long life
• विश्वायुपोषसम्: Karma (qualifier of the object ‘wealth’)
• Type: Adjective (of ‘रयिम्’)
• Root: विश्वायु-पोषस (compound prātipadika)

• मार्डीकम्: mercy, gracious favor
• मार्डीकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (abstract/collective)
• Root: मार्डीक (prātipadika)

• धेहि: place, bestow
• धेहि: (Verb) — action toward objects
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)

• जीवसे: for life, for living
• जीवसे: Sampradāna (purpose/beneficiary: ‘for living’)
• Type: Noun (purpose-dative)
• Root: जीव् (धातु) → जीवस्/जीव (kṛt/abstract ‘life’)