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Rig Veda 10.12.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 12, Mantra 2

Sukta 10.12

Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

देवो देवान्परिभूॠतेन वहा नो हव्यं प्रथमश्चिकित्वान् । धूमकेतुः समिधा भाऋजीको मन्द्रो होता नित्यो वाचा यजीयान् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 10.12.2
Transliteration

devó devā́n paribhū́ ṛténa váhā no havyáṃ prathamáś cikitvā́n | dhūmakétuḥ samidhā́ bhā́ṛjīko mandró hótā nítyo vācā́ yajī́yān ||

Translation

The god, surpassing the gods by the Truth, bring our offering—first, and knowing. With smoke for his banner, flaming by the kindling, the rapturous Hotṛ, eternal, more to be worshipped by the word, carries the sacrifice.

Word by Word
देवःthe god (Agni)
देवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) < दिव् (धातु, ‘दीप्तौ/क्रीडायाम्’)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround; over; surpassingly
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भूःhas become; has been (i.e., has surpassed)
भूः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु ‘भवति’)
ऋतेनby/with ṛta (cosmic order, truth)
ऋतेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
वहcarry!
वह:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु ‘वहति’ = वहने)
नःfor us / our
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हव्यम्the oblation (to be offered)
हव्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक) < √हू (आह्वाने) / ‘हविः-योग्य’
प्रथमःfirst
प्रथमः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
चिकित्वान्wise; discerning
चिकित्वान्:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootचिकित्वस्/चिकित्वान् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < √चित् (चेतने/अवबोधने) लिट्-आधारित ‘knowing’
धूमकेतुःsmoke-bannered (Agni)
धूमकेतुः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण/उपाधि)
TypeNoun
Rootधूमकेतु (समास-प्रातिपदिक: धूम + केतु)
समिधाwith kindling-stick/fuel
समिधा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसमिध् (प्रातिपदिक)
भाऋजीकःradiant; shining
भाऋजीकः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootभाऋजीक (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक विशेषण, ‘दीप्त/तेजस्वी’)
मन्द्रःgladdening; pleasant-voiced
मन्द्रः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
होताthe Hotṛ-priest (invoker)
होता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक) < √हु (यज्ञे/होमने)
नित्यःeverlasting; constant
नित्यः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
वाचाwith speech/utterance
वाचा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
यजीयान्more worthy of worship; more to be sacrificed-to
यजीयान्:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootयजीयस् (तुलनात्मक-प्रातिपदिक) < √यज् (देवपूजासंगतिकरणदानेषु)
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