Rig Veda 10.141.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 141, Mantra 6
Sukta 10.141
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वं नो अग्ने अग्निभिर्ब्रह्म यज्ञं च वर्धय । त्वं नो देवतातये रायो दानाय चोदय ॥
Transliteration
tváṃ no agne agníbhir bráhma yajñáṃ ca vardhaya | tváṃ no devátātaye rāyó dā́nāya codaya ||
Translation
O Agni, increase for us—by thy flames—the brahman (the inspired seeing-word) and the yajña (the inner offering). And do thou impel us toward the state of the gods, and toward the giving of the plenitude of riches (rāyas).
Word by Word
त्वम्thou
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us / of us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (हित-सम्बन्ध) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निभिःwith (the) fires / with Agnis
अग्निभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्मsacred formulation / prayer
ब्रह्म:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; नपुंसक)
यज्ञम्sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
वर्धयincrease / make grow
वर्धय:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु) → वर्धय (णिच्-आदेश)
त्वम्thou
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us / of us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (हित-सम्बन्ध) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवतायतयेfor (attaining) divine favor / for godliness
देवतायतये:
सम्प्रदान (प्रयोजन) / प्रयोजन-दत्त
TypeNoun (abstract) / purpose-term
Rootदेवतायति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘देवता’ + ‘अयति/आयति’ भाव) / देवतायत (स्त्री)
रायःof wealth
रायः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि (प्रातिपदिक ‘wealth’)
दानायfor giving / for a gift
दानाय:
सम्प्रदान (प्रयोजन) / प्रयोजन
TypeNoun
Rootदान (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
चोदयimpel / set in motion / urge
चोदय:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootचुद् (धातु) → चोदय (णिच्)
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