Rig Veda 1.27.12: Mandala 1, Sukta 27, Mantra 12
Sukta 1.27
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स रेवाँ इव विश्पतिर्दैव्यः केतुः शृणोतु नः । उक्थैरग्निर्बृहद्भानुः ॥
Transliteration
sa revā́m̐ iva viśpátir daívyàḥ ketúḥ śṛṇótu naḥ | ukthaír agnír bṛhád-bhā́nuḥ ||
Translation
May Agni, the divine Sign and Lord of the peoples—rich in luminous plenty—hear us through our uplifted hymns; he whose vast radiance widens the being.
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
रेवान्wealthy, splendid
रेवान्:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootरेवत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘धन/समृद्धि-युक्त’)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
विश्पतिःlord of the clan/household
विश्पतिः:
कर्तृ (सः इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन)
TypeNoun
Rootविश् + पति (समास-प्रातिपदिक: ‘कुल/गृह/जन’ + ‘स्वामी’)
दैव्यःdivine
दैव्यः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootदैव्य (प्रातिपदिक; देव-सम्बन्धी)
केतुःbanner; sign; radiant mark
केतुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
शृणोतुmay (he) hear
शृणोतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
नःus; for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (प्रार्थ्य-लाभार्थे)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम) → नः
उक्थैःwith hymns/recitations
उक्थैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootउक्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ (अप्पोज़िशन: केतुः = अग्निः)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहद्भानुःof great radiance; wide-shining
बृहद्भानुः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (as noun-epithet)
Rootबृहन्त् + भानु (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
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