Rig Veda 1.96.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 96, Mantra 8

Sukta 1.96

Rishi: Parāśara Śāktya (traditional for RV 1.96)

Devata: Agni (Draviṇodā aspect)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

द्रविणोदा द्रविणसस्तुरस्य द्रविणोदाः सनरस्य प्र यंसत् । द्रविणोदा वीरवतीमिषं नो द्रविणोदा रासते दीर्घमायुः ॥

Transliteration

draviṇo-dā́ dráviṇasas turásya draviṇo-dā́ḥ sánarasya prá yaṃsat | draviṇo-dā́ vī́ravatīm íṣaṃ no draviṇo-dā́ rāsate dī́rgham ā́yuḥ ||

Translation

May Agni the giver of plenitude impel forward the rich substance of swift force and of enduring manhood; may he grant us the impulsion that is full of heroic energies, and may the giver of plenitude bestow on us a long life of widening growth.

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• द्रविणोदाः: the giver of wealth
• द्रविणोदाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: द्रविण-दा (प्रातिपदिक; दा- ‘दे’ धातु से बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास) अथवा द्रविणोदस्-

• द्रविणसः: of wealth
• द्रविणसः: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रविण (प्रातिपदिक)

• तुरस्य: of the swift/impetuous one
• तुरस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: तुर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘swift/overpowering’)

• द्रविणोदाः: the giver of wealth
• द्रविणोदाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: द्रविण-दा / द्रविणोदस्-

• सनरस्य: of the manly/hero-accompanied one
• सनरस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: स-नर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘with men/with heroes’)

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• यं॑सत्: gave/granted
• यं॑सत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (धातु; ‘यच्छति/नियच्छति/प्रयच्छति’—to give/offer, to extend)

• द्रविणोदाः: the giver of wealth
• द्रविणोदाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: द्रविण-दा / द्रविणोदस्-

• वीरवतीम्: hero-filled, having heroes
• वीरवतीम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीरवत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• इषम्: nourishment/refreshment
• इषम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘refreshment, nourishment, food’)

• नः: to us / for us
• नः: सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (to us/for us)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• द्रविणोदाः: the giver of wealth
• द्रविणोदाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: द्रविण-दा / द्रविणोदस्-

• रासते: gives/grants
• रासते: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: रा (धातु; ‘दे’—to give, grant)

• दीर्घम्: long
• दीर्घम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)

• आयुः: life, lifespan
• आयुः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)