Rig Veda 8.43.8 — Mandala 8, Sukta 43, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.43
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
जिह्वाभिरह नन्नमदर्चिषा जञ्जणाभवन् । अग्निर्वनेषु रोचते ॥
Transliteration
jihvā́bhir áha nánnamad arcíṣā jañjaṇā́-abhavan | agnír váneṣu rocate ||
Translation
بألسنته ينحني ويلعق؛ وبلهيبه يتشقق مُحدِثًا الوجود—أغني يتلألأ في الغابات: إرادةُ النورِ المتشعّبةُ الأطراف تعمل في كثافة الطبيعة.
Word by Word
जिह्वाभिःwith (their) tongues
जिह्वाभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
अहah! (indeed)
अह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअह (निपात)
नन्नमदbowed / bent down
नन्नमद:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनम् (धातु)
अर्चिषाwith flame, with radiance
अर्चिषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअर्चिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
जञ्जणाभवन्became crackling/creaking (made a crackling sound)
जञ्जणाभवन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootजञ्जणा (प्रातिपदिक) + भू (धातु)
अग्निःAgni (fire)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
वनेषुin the woods/forests
वनेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootवन (प्रातिपदिक)
रोचतेshines, is radiant
रोचते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootरुच् (धातु)
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