Rig Veda 8.102.16: Mandala 8, Sukta 102, Mantra 16
Sukta 8.102
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्ने घृतस्य धीतिभिस्तेपानो देव शोचिषा । आ देवान्वक्षि यक्षि च ॥
Transliteration
ágnē ghṛtásya dhītíbhis tepānó deva śóciṣā | ā devā́n vakṣi yákṣi ca ||
Translation
يا أغني، مُوقَدًا بتأمّلاتٍ مُغذّاةٍ بنورِ الغِرتا، متألّقًا بلهيبِك؛ اجلبِ الآلهةَ إلى هنا—وقرّبْ لهم القُربان.
Word by Word
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
घृतस्यof ghee / of clarified butter
घृतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootघृत- (प्रातिपदिक)
धीतिभिःwith hymns / with devotions
धीतिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधीति- (प्रातिपदिक; √धी ‘to think/meditate’ से भाव)
तेपानःglowing, kindled, ardent
तेपानः:
कर्तृ (अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Root√तप् (धातु) → तपान- (कृदन्त; वर्तमान कृदन्त/शतृ-प्राय)
देवO god
देव:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
शोचिषाwith (your) flame / radiance
शोचिषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootशोचिस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards (us)
आ:
क्रियाविशेषण (गत्यर्थ-निर्देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
वक्षिbring (them)
वक्षि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (धातु; ‘to carry/bring’) — वैदिक रूप वक्षि
यक्षिworship (them), perform sacrifice
यक्षि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√यज् (धातु; ‘to worship/sacrifice’) — वैदिक रूप यक्षि
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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