Rig Veda 1.75.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 75, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.75
Rishi: Gotama Rāhūgaṇa (traditional; verify)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī (likely; confirm metrically)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अथा ते अङ्गिरस्तमाग्ने वेधस्तम प्रियम् । वोचेम ब्रह्म सानसि ॥
Transliteration
áthā te aṅgiras-tamá agne vedhas-tama priyám | vocéma bráhma sānási ||
Translation
Vậy nên, vì Ngài—hỡi Agni, đấng Aṅgiras tối thượng (Aṅgiras-tama), đấng kiến tạo trí tuệ tối thượng (vedhas-tama)—chúng con nguyện nói lời chân thật khả ái; nguyện xướng brahman (brahman) để chúng con đạt được sự thành tựu.
Word by Word
अथाthen, thereafter
अथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
अङ्गिरस्तमO most Angiras-like (best of the Aṅgiras)
अङ्गिरस्तम:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (superlative epithet)
Rootअङ्गिरस् + तमप्
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
वेधस्तमO most wise / most skilful
वेधस्तम:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (superlative epithet)
Rootवेधस् (√विद्/√वेध् ‘to know/seek’) + तमप्
प्रियम्the dear (thing), the beloved (praise)
प्रियम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootप्रिय
वोचेमmay we speak, let us utter
वोचेम:
कर्तृ (speaker ‘we’)
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (वच्)
ब्रह्मa sacred formulation, hymn/prayer
ब्रह्म:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
सानसिin the winning (of wealth), in the gaining
सानसि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun (locative of action/occasion) / Adjectival noun
Rootसानसि (from √सन् ‘to gain, win’; ‘winning, gaining’)
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