Rig Veda 10.53.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 53, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.53
Rishi: Agni/Hotṛ-centered voice representing the sacrificers
Devata: Yajñiyāḥ Devāḥ (the gods worthy of sacrifice); Agni implied as officiant
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अराधि होता निषदा यजीयानभि प्रयांसि सुधितानि हि ख्यत् । यजामहै यज्ञियान्हन्त देवाँ ईळामहा ईड्याँ आज्येन ॥
Transliteration
arā́dhi hotā́ niṣádā yajī́yān abhí prayā́ṃsi sudhítāni hí khyát | yajā́mahai yajñiyā́n hánta devā́n īḷā́mahai īḍyā́n ā́jyena ||
Translation
祭司（Hotṛ）已得其所求；端坐而更堪行祭，使那安置妥当的供献显明可见。来吧——让我们祭献于配受祭礼（yajña）的诸神；以澄明丰润的酥油（ā́jya），礼赞那应受礼赞者（īḍya），以澄澈而慷慨之心。
Word by Word
अरा॑धिaccomplish / be successful; prosper (in the rite)
अरा॑धि:
(मुख्य क्रिया) विधेय
TypeVerb
Rootराध् (√rādh ‘to succeed, accomplish; to propitiate’)
होता॑O Hotṛ (sacrificial priest)
होता॑:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (prātipadika; from √हु ‘to sacrifice, offer’)
नि॒षद॑sit down
नि॒षद॑:
(मुख्य क्रिया) विधेय
TypeVerb
Rootनि-√सद् (√sad ‘to sit’)
यजी॑यान्more worshipful / most worthy to be worshipped
यजी॑यान्:
कर्म (यजामहै इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootयजीयस् (comparative adj.; from यज्य ‘worthy of worship’ < √यज्)
अ॒भिtowards, unto
अ॒भि:
(उपसर्ग/दिशा) क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि
प्रयां॑सिofferings
प्रयां॑सि:
कर्म (ख्यत् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रयांस् (n. prātipadika; ‘offerings, gifts/oblations’)
सु॒धि॑तानिwell-arranged / well-prepared
सु॒धि॑तानि:
कर्मविशेषण
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootसु-√धा (PPP ‘well-placed/arranged’; √धा ‘to place’)
हिfor, indeed
हि:
निपात (हेतु/बल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
ख्यत्has appeared / becomes manifest
ख्यत्:
(मुख्य क्रिया) विधेय
TypeVerb
Root√ख्या (to appear, become manifest; to be seen/known)
यजा॑महैwe worship / we sacrifice
यजा॑महै:
(मुख्य क्रिया) विधेय
TypeVerb
Root√यज् (to worship, sacrifice)
य॒ज्ञिया॑न्worthy of worship
य॒ज्ञिया॑न्:
कर्मविशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञिय (adj. ‘sacrificial, worthy of sacrifice’ < √यज्)
हन्तcome! / indeed!
हन्त:
निपात (उद्बोधन/प्रोत्साहन)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहन्त (Vedic particle; also used as interjection)
दे॒वान्the gods
दे॒वान्:
कर्म (यजामहै इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (prātipadika)
ईळा॑महाwe praise / we invoke
ईळा॑महा:
(मुख्य क्रिया) विधेय
TypeVerb
Root√ईळ्/ईड् (Vedic ‘to praise, invoke’)
ईड्या॑न्praiseworthy
ईड्या॑न्:
कर्मविशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootईड्य (adj. ‘praiseworthy, to be invoked’ < √ईळ्/ईड्)
आज्ये॑नwith ghee
आज्ये॑न:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootआज्य (n. prātipadika ‘clarified butter, ghee’)
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