Rig Veda 10.2.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 2, Mantra 1
Sukta 10.2
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पिप्रीहि देवाँ उशतो यविष्ठ विद्वाँ ऋतूँॠतुपते यजेह । ये दैव्या ऋत्विजस्तेभिरग्ने त्वं होतॄणामस्यायजिष्ठः ॥
Transliteration
piprī́hi devā́ṁ uśató yaviṣṭha vidvā́ṁ ṛtū́ṁ ṛtu-pate yajehá | yé daivyā́ ṛ́tvijas tébhir agne tváṁ hotṝ́ṇām asyā́yajiṣṭhaḥ ||
Translation
最年轻者啊，滋养并充盈那渴望的诸神；识知诸季者、合时之正（ṛta）之主啊，就在此处行祭。与那些天界的祭官同在，阿耆尼啊，在此供献中，你于诸Hotṛ（诵祭官）之中最为相称、最为善祭。
Word by Word
पिप्रीहिfill; satisfy
पिप्रीहि:
(predicate; governs कर्म)
TypeVerb
Rootपॄ (पिपर्ति) / √pṝ
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
उशतःdesiring; eager
उशतः:
(विशेषण of कर्म)
TypeAdjective (present participle used adjectivally)
Rootउशत् (उश् ‘to desire’)
यविष्ठO youngest (Agni)
यविष्ठ:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootयुव (प्रातिपदिक) → यविष्ठ (superlative)
विद्वान्knowing; wise
विद्वान्:
कर्ता (of implied knowing; epithet)
TypeAdjective (perfect participle)
Rootविद्वस् (from √विद् ‘to know’)
ऋतून्the seasons; ritual times
ऋतून्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootऋतु (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतुपतेO lord of the seasons/rites
ऋतुपते:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (compound, vocative)
Rootऋतु-पति (समास)
यजworship; sacrifice
यज:
(predicate; governs कर्म/करण)
TypeVerb
Rootयज्
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
येwho; those who
ये:
कर्ता
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दैव्याःdivine
दैव्याः:
(विशेषण of कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootदैव्य (from देव)
ऋत्विजःthe priests (ṛtvij-s)
ऋत्विजः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootऋत्विज् (प्रातिपदिक)
तेभिःwith them
तेभिः:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्ता
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
होतॄणाम्of the Hotṛ-priests
होतॄणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof this
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आयजिष्ठःmost fit to sacrifice; best sacrificer
आयजिष्ठः:
(predicate adjective of कर्ता त्वम्)
TypeAdjective (superlative predicate)
Rootयज् + आ (preverb) → आयजिष्ठ (superlative adjective)
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