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Ṛk 1.23.24

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Saṃhitā

सं मा॑ग्ने॒ वर्च॑सा सृज॒ सं प्र॒जया॒ समायु॑षा ।
वि॒द्युर्मे॑ अस्य दे॒वा इंद्रो॑ विद्यात्स॒ह ऋषि॑भिः ॥

सम् माग्ने वर्चसा सृज सम् प्रजया सम् आयुषा |
विद्युर् मे अस्य देवा इन्द्रो विद्यात् सह ऋषिभिः ||

sám māgne várcasā sṛja sám prajáyā sámā́yuṣā ǀ
vidyúrme asya devā́ índro vidyātsahá ṛ́ṣibhiḥ ǁ

sam māgne varcasā sṛja sam prajayā sam āyuṣā |
vidyur me asya devā indro vidyāt saha ṛṣibhiḥ ||

Padapāṭha

सम् । मा॒ । अ॒ग्ने॒ । वर्च॑सा । सृ॒ज॒ । सम् । प्र॒ऽजया॑ । सम् । आयु॑षा ।
वि॒द्युः । मे॒ । अ॒स्य॒ । दे॒वाः । इन्द्रः॑ । वि॒द्या॒त् । स॒ह । ऋषि॑ऽभिः ॥

सम् । मा । अग्ने । वर्चसा । सृज । सम् । प्रऽजया । सम् । आयुषा ।
विद्युः । मे । अस्य । देवाः । इन्द्रः । विद्यात् । सह । ऋषिऽभिः ॥

sám ǀ mā ǀ agne ǀ várcasā ǀ sṛja ǀ sám ǀ pra-jáyā ǀ sám ǀ ā́yuṣā ǀ
vidyúḥ ǀ me ǀ asya ǀ devā́ḥ ǀ índraḥ ǀ vidyāt ǀ sahá ǀ ṛ́ṣi-bhiḥ ǁ

sam ǀ mā ǀ agne ǀ varcasā ǀ sṛja ǀ sam ǀ pra-jayā ǀ sam ǀ āyuṣā ǀ
vidyuḥ ǀ me ǀ asya ǀ devāḥ ǀ indraḥ ǀ vidyāt ǀ saha ǀ ṛṣi-bhiḥ ǁ

References

Maṇḍala · Sūkta · Ṛk
01.023.24
Aṣṭaka · Adhyāya · Varga · Ṛk
1.2.12.04
Maṇḍala · Anuvāka · Ṛk
01.05.077
Devatā देवता
1: Vāyu; 2, 3: Indra, Vāyu; 4-6: Mitra, Varuṇa; 7-9: Indra Marutvat; 10-12: Viśvedevās; 13-15: Pūṣan; 16-22: Apas; 23: Apas (A); Agni (B); 24: Agni
Ṛṣi ऋषि
Medhātithi Kāṇva
Chandas छन्दस्
Gāyatrī, Anuṣṭubh, Pura-Uṣṇih, Pratiṣṭhā
Svara स्वरः
गान्धारः

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Ṛgveda 1.23.24

Interpretations

Kapali Shastri

Translation

Tr. Join me, O Agni with splendour, with progeny, with life; may the Gods know of me thus, may Indra know along with the Rishis.

Commentary

agne O Agni; mă me; varcasă with brilliance; samsrja join; prajayā sam with progeny join; āyuşā sam with life join; note that the splendour is divine brilliance, progeny is the succession of the knowledge of the inner sacrifice, life is living for God; asya me of me the sacrificer, the desired state or wealth prayed for and bestowable; devāḥ gods generally; vidyuḥ they know, may the gods know our needs; knowing they will surely bestow—this is the idea; having said gods in a general way, it is said indro vidyāt saha rşibhiḥ, may Indra know with the Rishis. This is said to emphasise the speciality. The Rishis are the cooperators with Indra for the uplift of mankind, men only who have attained to godhood or else, Godseers who are presiding over mankind. It is like saying Brahmanas have come, Visishtha also is come.

Thus ends the twelfth Group in the second Chapter of the first Eighth.

THUS ENDS THE FIFTH SECTION OF THE FIRST CIRCLE.