Rig Veda 2.36.6: Mandala 2, Sukta 36, Mantra 6
Sukta 2.36
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Dual ‘Kings’ (rājānā) within Soma-invitation; exact pair uncertain from this excerpt alone
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
जुषेथां यज्ञं बोधतं हवस्य मे सत्तो होता निविदः पूर्व्या अनु । अच्छा राजाना नम एत्यावृतं प्रशास्त्रादा पिबतं सोम्यं मधु ॥
Transliteration
juṣéthāṃ yajñáṃ bódhataṃ hávasya me sattó hótā ní-vidaḥ pū́rvyā́ ánu | ácchā rājānā náma ety ā́vṛtaṃ praśāstrā́d ā́ pibatāṃ sómyaṃ mádhu ||
Translation
请喜悦于祭祀；请醒觉于我的呼唤。安坐的热祭司（Hotṛ）循行古老的宣召（nivid）。向你们二位王者，敬礼转向而来；请从宣令者（Praśāstṛ）的圣言中，饮那苏摩（Soma）甘蜜的欢悦。
Word by Word
जुषेथाम्may you two enjoy / accept
जुषेथाम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootजुष् (धातु)
यज्ञम्the sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
बोधतम्wake up / take notice, you two
बोधतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootबुध् (धातु)
हवस्यof the invocation / of the call
हवस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootहव (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हव’/‘हवस्’ = invocation, oblation-call)
मेmy
मे:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सत्तःbeing present, seated (you two)
सत्तः:
कर्ता
TypeAdjective
Rootसत् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √अस् ‘to be’)
होताthe Hotṛ-priest
होता:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
निविदःthe nivid-formula (ritual invitation)
निविदः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootनिविद् (प्रातिपदिक; ritual ‘invitation/formula’)
पूर्व्याःancient, primeval
पूर्व्याः:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुafter, according to
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (अव्यय)
अच्छाtowards
अच्छा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा (अव्यय)
राजानाthe two kings (the two deities addressed)
राजाना:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
नमःreverence, homage
नमः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
एतिgoes / comes
एति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
आवृतम्encompassing, enveloping
आवृतम्:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective (Participle)
Rootआ-वृत् (धातु) / आवृत (कृदन्त)
प्रशास्त्रात्from the recitation/command (the ‘praśāstra’)
प्रशास्त्रात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
पिबतम्drink, you two
पिबतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
सोम्यम्soma-related, of Soma
सोम्यम्:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसोम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुsweet drink, honey
मधु:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
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