Rig Veda 1.97.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 97, Mantra 4

Sukta 1.97

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Likely Gāyatrī/Anuṣṭubh-adjacent short meter with refrain

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र यत्ते अग्ने सूरयो जायेमहि प्र ते वयम् । अप नः शोशुचदघम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.97.4

Transliteration

prá yát te agne sū́rayo jā́yemahi prá te vayám | ápa naḥ śóśucad aghám ||

Translation

Dahil nais namin isilang sa iyong maliwanag na kapangyarihan, oh Agni, oo, nais namin sumulong sa iyo, sunugin mo ang dumidikit na kasamaan sa amin.

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Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• यत्: that which; what
• यत्: Karma (of ‘जायेमहि’ as ‘that [state/goal]’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• ते: of you, your
• ते: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (yuṣmad-prātipadika)

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

• सूरयः: patrons, lords (generous men)
• सूरयः: Kartā (of ‘जायेमहि’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूरि (prātipadika)

• जायेमहि: may we be born; may we come to be
• जायेमहि: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (जायते)

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• ते: of you, your
• ते: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (yuṣmad-prātipadika)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Kartā (understood with the wish/prayer)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (prātipadika)

• अप: away, off
• अप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अप (upasarga/avyaya)

• नः: of us; from us
• नः: Sambandha (genitive: ‘from us/our’ in Vedic usage with ‘अप’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (prātipadika)

• शोशुचत्: may it blaze away; may it burn off
• शोशुचत्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शुच् (शोशुचति)

• अघम्: evil, sin, harm
• अघम्: Karma (of ‘शोशुचत्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अघ (prātipadika)