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Ṛk 1.21.2

Agni, Indra · Medhātithi Kāṇva

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Saṃhitā

ता य॒ज्ञेषु॒ प्र शं॑सतेंद्रा॒ग्नी शुं॑भता नरः ।
ता गा॑य॒त्रेषु॑ गायत ॥

ता यज्ञेषु प्र शंसतेन्द्राग्नी शुम्भता नरः |
ता गायत्रेषु गायत ||

tā́ yajñéṣu prá śaṃsatendrāgnī́ śumbhatā naraḥ ǀ
tā́ gāyatréṣu gāyata ǁ

tā yajñeṣu pra śaṃsatendrāgnī śumbhatā naraḥ |
tā gāyatreṣu gāyata ||

Padapāṭha

ता । य॒ज्ञेषु॑ । प्र । शं॒स॒त॒ । इ॒न्द्रा॒ग्नी इति॑ । शु॒म्भ॒त॒ । न॒रः॒ ।
ता । गा॒य॒त्रेषु॑ । गा॒य॒त॒ ॥

ता । यज्ञेषु । प्र । शंसत । इन्द्राग्नी इति । शुम्भत । नरः ।
ता । गायत्रेषु । गायत ॥

tā́ ǀ yajñéṣu ǀ prá ǀ śaṃsata ǀ indrāgnī́ íti ǀ śumbhata ǀ naraḥ ǀ
tā́ ǀ gāyatréṣu ǀ gāyata ǁ

tā ǀ yajñeṣu ǀ pra ǀ śaṃsata ǀ indrāgnī iti ǀ śumbhata ǀ naraḥ ǀ
tā ǀ gāyatreṣu ǀ gāyata ǁ

References

Maṇḍala · Sūkta · Ṛk
01.021.02
Aṣṭaka · Adhyāya · Varga · Ṛk
1.2.03.02
Maṇḍala · Anuvāka · Ṛk
01.05.028
Devatā देवता
Agni, Indra
Ṛṣi ऋषि
Medhātithi Kāṇva
Chandas छन्दस्
Gāyatrī
Svara स्वरः
षड्जः

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Ṛgveda 1.21.2

Interpretations

Kapali Shastri

Translation

Tr. O men, laud superbly the Gods Indra and Agni in the sacrifice, glorify them; chant their praise in Gayatris.

Commentary

O naraḥ men; tā them; indrāgni both the Gods Indra and Agni; yajâneșu in the sacrifice; praśamsata laud superbly; sumbhata make them lustrous (sumbh in the sense of lustre. The lengthening of ta in the Samhita text is Vedic.); tā those Gods; gāyatreşu in the mantras cast in gayatri metre that are sung; gāyata laud by chanting.