Rigveda Prayer to Ganesha

गणानां त्वा गणपतिं हवामहे कविं कवीनामुपमश्रवस्तमम् । ज्येष्ठराजं ब्रह्मणां ब्रह्मणस्पत आ नः शृण्वन्नूतिभिः सीद सादनम् ॥

 

[Rigveda 2.23.1 English analysis of grammar]

gaṇānāṃ < gaṇānām < gaṇa

[noun], genitive, plural, masculine

“group; varga; troop; troop; battalion; flock; herd; gaṇa [word]; corporation; gaṇa; herd; sect; swarm; set; party; gaṇa; series; Ganesa; flight.”

tvā < tvad

[noun], accusative, singular

“you.”

gaṇapatiṃ < gaṇapatim < gaṇapati

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“Ganesa; general; Shiva; Brihaspati.”

havāmahe < hvā

[verb], plural, Present indikative

“raise; call on; call; summon.”

kaviṃ < kavim < kavi

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“poet; wise man; bard; Venus; Uśanas; kavi [word]; Kavi; prophet; guru; Brahma.”

kavīnām < kavi

[noun], genitive, plural, masculine

“poet; wise man; bard; Venus; Uśanas; kavi [word]; Kavi; prophet; guru; Brahma.”

upamaśravastamam < upamaśravastama

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

"of highest fame"

jyeṣṭharājam < jyeṣṭha

[noun]

“firstborn; best; first; excellent; highest; jyeṣṭha [word].”

jyeṣṭharājam < rājam < rāj

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“king; best; rāj; rāj [word].”

brahmaṇām < brahman

[noun], genitive, plural, neuter

“brahman; mantra; prayer; spell; Veda; Brahmin; sacred text; final emancipation; hymn; brahman [word]; Brāhmaṇa; study.”

brahmaṇaspata < brahmaṇaspate < brahmaṇaspati

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Brahmaṇaspati.”

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

naḥ < mad

[noun], accusative, plural

“I; mine.”

śṛṇvann < śṛṇvan < śru

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“listen; come to know; hear; hear; listen; study; heed; learn.”

ūtibhiḥ < ūti

[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine

“aid; favor; ūti [word].”

sīda < sad

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“sit down; break down; slow; sink; crumble; fracture; perish; ride; stop; besiege; tire.”

sādanam < sādana

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“home; dwelling; seat.”

(Source: Wisdom Library)

My Summary

We call upon Lord Ganesha, the head of all Shivaganas, most exalted among the enlightened ones, full of glories, the first to be worshipped, the leader of the Brahman-realised ones, to come and grace our Yajna. 

P. S. : Some chant it as गणपतिगुं

Rigveda Prayer to Saraswati

I have been reciting this for a long time without delving into the meaning. So today, I have found the source and the translation (Wisdom Library).

प्र णो देवी सरस्वती वाजेभिर्वाजिनीवती । धीनामवित्र्यवतु ॥ ऋग्वेदः ६.६१.४c॥

pra

[adverb]

“towards; ahead.”

ṇo < naḥ < mad

[noun], accusative, plural

“I; mine.”

devī

[noun], nominative, singular, feminine

“Parvati; queen; goddess; Devi.”

sarasvatī

[noun], nominative, singular, feminine

“Sarasvati; Sarasvatī; language; voice; speech; eloquence; balloon vine; river.”

vājebhir < vājebhiḥ < vāja

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”

vājinīvatī < vājinīvat

[noun], nominative, singular, feminine

“rich; rich in horses.”

dhīnām < dhī

[noun], genitive, plural, feminine

“intelligence; prayer; mind; insight; idea; hymn; purpose; art; knowledge.”

avitry < avitrī < avitṛ

[noun], nominative, singular, feminine

“favorable.”

avatu < av

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“support; help; prefer; prefer; like.”

My summary

To us all, may the Goddess Saraswati, full of riches of wisdom, grant the wisdom and nurture and protect our intelligence as the Goddess of Intelligence!