Rig Veda 8.23.20: Mandala 8, Sukta 23, Mantra 20
Sukta 8.23
Rishi: Viśvāmitra (attributed tradition; uncertain)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तं हुवेम यतस्रुचः सुभासं शुक्रशोचिषम् । विशामग्निमजरं प्रत्नमीड्यम् ॥
Transliteration
táṃ huvema yatásrucaḥ su-bhā́saṃ śukráśociṣam | viśā́m agním ajáraṃ pratnám ī́ḍyam ||
Translation
إيّاه ندعو—ونحن نُحسنُ وضعَ الملاعقِ القُربانيّة—أغني ذا البهاءِ الحسنِ واللهيبِ المتلألئ: نارَ الشعوبِ التي لا تشيخ، القديمةَ الدائمةَ الاستحقاقِ للتمجيد، التي تُعيدُ فينا النظامَ الأوّل.
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हुवेमlet us invoke / we would call
हुवेम:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√हू (ह्वा) ‘आह्वाने’
यतस्रुचः(him) whose ladles are extended / with outstretched ladles
यतस्रुचः:
कर्म
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootयत-स्रुच् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘यत’ + ‘स्रुच्’)
सुभासम्well-shining, splendid
सुभासम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-भास (प्रातिपदिक)
शुक्रशोचिषम्of bright flame / with radiant light
शुक्रशोचिषम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootशुक्र-शोचिस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bright’ + ‘flame/brightness’)
विशाम्of the clans/peoples
विशाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootविश् (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अजरम्unaging, undecaying
अजरम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-जर (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-समासः)
प्रत्नम्ancient, primeval
प्रत्नम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
ईड्यम्to be praised, worthy of worship
ईड्यम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (gerundive)
Root√ईड्/√ईळ् ‘स्तुतौ’ (कृदन्त)
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