Rig Veda 1.14.6: Mandala 1, Sukta 14, Mantra 6
Sukta 1.14
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Agni (as carried), and the invited Devas
Chandas: Gāyatrī (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
घृतपृष्ठा मनोयुजो ये त्वा वहन्ति वह्नयः । आ देवान्त्सोमपीतये ॥
Transliteration
ghṛtápṛṣṭhā manoyújo ye tvā váhanti váhnayaḥ | ā́ devā́nt sómapītaye ||
Translation
Those bearers who carry you—bright-backed with clarified light, yoked by the mind—bring the gods for the drinking of Soma: may the inner energies harnessed to intention convey the divine powers into our awakened delight.
Word by Word
घृतपृष्ठाःhaving ghee as their back / ghee-backed
घृतपृष्ठाः:
विशेषणम् (कर्तृपदस्य ‘वह्नयः’ विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootघृत-पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; समासः: घृतम् + पृष्ठम्)
मनःयुजःmind-yoked / harnessed by thought
मनःयुजः:
विशेषणम् (कर्तृपदस्य ‘वह्नयः’ विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमनस्-युज् (प्रातिपदिक; समासः: मनः + युज् ‘yoking the mind’)
येwho
ये:
सम्बन्धसूचकः (यः-तद् सम्बन्धः; ‘वह्नयः’ इत्यस्य निर्देशः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म (वहन्ति इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वहन्तिthey carry / convey
वहन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु)
वह्नयःthe bearers / fire-priests (vahnis)
वह्नयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, forth (towards)
आ:
क्रियाविशेषणम्
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म (आ…वहन्ति/आ…इति गत्यर्थक्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमपीतयेfor the drinking of Soma
सोमपीतये:
सम्प्रदानम् (उद्देश्यः: ‘सोमपानाय’)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम-पीति (प्रातिपदिक; समासः: सोम + पीति ‘drinking’)
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