Rig Veda 1.12.10: Mandala 1, Sukta 12, Mantra 10
Sukta 1.12
Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स नः पावक दीदिवोऽग्ने देवाँ इहा वह । उप यज्ञं हविश्च नः ॥
Transliteration
sá naḥ pā́vaka dī́divo'gne devā́m̐ ihá ā́ vaha | úpa yajñáṃ havíś ca naḥ ||
Translation
So then, O purifying and shining Agni, bring the gods here for us; draw near to our sacrifice and to our offering—enter and perfect this inner work.
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
नःfor us / our
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पावकthe Purifier (epithet of Agni)
पावक:
कर्तृ (सम्बोधनार्थक विशेषण) / सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootपावक (प्रातिपदिक; √पू ‘to purify’ से)
दीदिवःshining, radiant
दीदिवः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदीदिवस् (प्रातिपदिक; √दीदिव्/√दीप् ‘to shine’)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वहcarry / bring
वह:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (वहति) ‘to carry, convey’
उपnear, up to
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यज्ञम्the sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
कर्म (गन्तव्य/प्राप्तव्य)
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
हविःthe oblation
हविः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
नःfor us / our
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
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