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Ṛk 1.31.16

Agni · Hiraṇyastūpa Āṅgirasa

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Saṃhitā

इ॒माम॑ग्ने श॒रणिं॑ मीमृषो न इ॒ममध्वा॑नं॒ यमगा॑म दू॒रात् ।
आ॒पिः पि॒ता प्रम॑तिः सो॒म्यानां॒ भृमि॑रस्यृषि॒कृन्मर्त्या॑नां ॥

इमाम् अग्ने शरणिम् मीमृषो न इमम् अध्वानं यम् अगाम दूरात् |
आपिः पिता प्रमतिः सोम्यानाम् भृमिर् अस्य् ऋषिकृन् मर्त्यानाम् ||

imā́magne śaráṇim mīmṛṣo na imámádhvānam yámágāma dūrā́t ǀ
āpíḥ pitā́ prámatiḥ somyā́nām bhṛ́mirasyṛṣikṛ́nmártyānām ǁ

imām agne śaraṇim mīmṛṣo na imam adhvānaṃ yam agāma dūrāt |
āpiḥ pitā pramatiḥ somyānām bhṛmir asy ṛṣikṛn martyānām ||

Padapāṭha

इ॒माम् । अ॒ग्ने॒ । श॒रणि॑म् । मी॒मृ॒षः॒ । नः॒ । इ॒मम् । अध्वा॑नम् । यम् । अगा॑म । दू॒रात् ।
आ॒पिः । पि॒ता । प्रऽम॑तिः । सो॒म्याना॑म् । भृमिः॑ । अ॒सि॒ । ऋ॒षि॒ऽकृत् । मर्त्या॑नाम् ॥

इमाम् । अग्ने । शरणिम् । मीमृषः । नः । इमम् । अध्वानम् । यम् । अगाम । दूरात् ।
आपिः । पिता । प्रऽमतिः । सोम्यानाम् । भृमिः । असि । ऋषिऽकृत् । मर्त्यानाम् ॥

imā́m ǀ agne ǀ śaráṇim ǀ mīmṛṣaḥ ǀ naḥ ǀ imám ǀ ádhvānam ǀ yám ǀ ágāma ǀ dūrā́t ǀ
āpíḥ ǀ pitā́ ǀ prá-matiḥ ǀ somyā́nām ǀ bhṛ́miḥ ǀ asi ǀ ṛṣi-kṛ́t ǀ mártyānām ǁ

imām ǀ agne ǀ śaraṇim ǀ mīmṛṣaḥ ǀ naḥ ǀ imam ǀ adhvānam ǀ yam ǀ agāma ǀ dūrāt ǀ
āpiḥ ǀ pitā ǀ pra-matiḥ ǀ somyānām ǀ bhṛmiḥ ǀ asi ǀ ṛṣi-kṛt ǀ martyānām ǁ

References

Maṇḍala · Sūkta · Ṛk
01.031.16
Aṣṭaka · Adhyāya · Varga · Ṛk
1.2.35.01
Maṇḍala · Anuvāka · Ṛk
01.07.016
Devatā देवता
Agni
Ṛṣi ऋषि
Hiraṇyastūpa Āṅgirasa
Chandas छन्दस्
Jagatī, Triṣṭubh
Svara स्वरः
धैवतः

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Ṛgveda 1.31.16

Interpretations

Kapali Shastri

Translation

Tr. O Agni, as we have gone far from thee in the path, forgive this offence. Thou art our relative, protector of excellent knowledge, mover of the gods eligible for Soma and maker of seers of mortals.

Commentary

O agne Agni, naḥ ours imām this as going to be mentioned śaraạim injury (sſ to injure, belongs to the unādi class, affix ani) mimrşah pardon (mrs to endure, reflexive sense, aorist in the sense of imperative). Injury is the offence committed towards God Agni. Going far away from Lord Agni by going on the wrong path not caring for him is the offence meant, in the form of omission of the act. He says that dūrāt distant place yam imam adhvānam this path agāma we have gone, that is our act of offence as being far away from thee. It becomes clear in the later half of the Rik; it is a serious misdeed when thou art in all possible ways available being beneficial to us. Thou āpiḥ one who makes us attain, relative, that is fulfiller of our wants pitā protector just like a father pramatiḥ endowed with excellent knowledge somyānām of gods eligible for Soma, of the Soma- drinkers bhrmiḥ whirler, that is, mover. As Agni calls the gods and makes them present in the sacrifice, he is their mover asi art martyānām of men rșikặt thou art the maker of vision. Agni helps the gods eligible for Soma as well as the men. Agni is endowed with the quality of the relative etc. for men somyānām who follow the prescribed rules, says Sayana. bhrmiḥ bhram to be not stationery. Vowel for semivowel and then the affix i.