Rig Veda 7.14.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 14, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.14
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni (Hotar)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वयं ते अग्ने समिधा विधेम वयं दाशेम सुष्टुती यजत्र । वयं घृतेनाध्वरस्य होतर्वयं देव हविषा भद्रशोचे ॥
Transliteration
vayáṃ te agne sam-ídhā vidhema vayáṃ dāśema suṣṭutī́ yajatra | vayáṃ ghṛténa adhvarásya hotar vayáṃ deva havíṣā bhadra-śoce ||
Translation
阿耆尼啊，我们愿以柴薪（samidhā）点燃并奉事你；可敬受祭者（yajatra）啊，我们愿以善美的赞颂奉献。行祭之旅的祭司（Hotar）啊，我们愿以酥油（ghṛta）灌注此祭；吉焰者啊，神啊，我们愿以祭供（havis）献与你。
Word by Word
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → वयम्
तेto you
ते:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → ते
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
समिधाwith kindling/fuel-stick
समिधा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसमिध् (प्रातिपदिक)
विधेमmay we perform/offer
विधेम:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु) उपसर्ग: वि-
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् → वयम्
दाशेमmay we offer/present
दाशेम:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदाश् (धातु) ‘to give/offer, worship’
सुष्टुतीःgood praises/hymns
सुष्टुतीः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसु- + स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
यजत्रO worship-worthy one
यजत्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (used as vocative epithet)
Rootयजत्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘worthy of worship’)
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् → वयम्
घृतेनwith ghee
घृतेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक)
अध्वरस्यof the sacrifice
अध्वरस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
होतर्वयम्O Hotar (priest), we
होतर्वयम्:
सम्बोधन + कर्तृ
TypeNoun + Pronoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक) + अस्मद् → वयम्
देवO god
देव:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
हविषाwith oblation
हविषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
भद्रशोचेO you of auspicious flame
भद्रशोचे:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (bahuvrīhi epithet)
Rootभद्र- + शोचि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘flame/light’)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
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Chanting Notes
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