Rig Veda - 1.1.1
Mandala 1 / Suktam 1/ Shloka 1 अग्निमीळे पुरोहितं यज्ञस्य देवमृत्विजम् । होतारं रत्नधातमम् ॥१॥ agnimIle purohitaM yaj~nasya devamR^itvijam | hotAraM ratnadhAtamam ||1|| agním īḷe puróhitaṃ yajñásya devám r̥tvíjam hótāraṃ ratnadhā́tamam Meaning agnim Ile - Agni, I adore The ḷ in later days changed to D, thus ई ळे --> ईडे from root इड् पुरोहितं / purohitaM is derived from the two roots पुर् (pur) and हि (hi) पुर् = door, gate, entrance, front हि = throw down, place, stand पुरोहितं = one who stands at the front/ one who guards the entrance यज्ञस्य = of yajna from यज्ञ from the root यज् from य from य् य् -> strength/ tenderness applied to action/ motion य -> firm and steady expression and application यज् -> swiftness, decisiveness, brilliance, mastery यज्ञ -> One who has mastery/ Master or God in a certain sense Again यज् - Also means to worship, adore, honor, consecrate, hallow, offer यज्ञ - Might therefore also mean one who is worthy o...