Rig Veda 3.9.8: Mandala 3, Sukta 9, Mantra 8
Sukta 3.9
Rishi: Gāthina Viśvāmitra
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ जुहोता स्वध्वरं शीरं पावकशोचिषम् । आशुं दूतमजिरं प्रत्नमीड्यं श्रुष्टी देवं सपर्यत ॥
Transliteration
ā́ juhotā svadhvaráṃ śīráṃ pāvakáśociṣam | āśúṃ dūtám ajiráṃ pratnám īḍyáṃ śruṣṭī deváṃ saparyata ||
Translation
স্বধ্বৰ (সু-যজ্ঞ)ত জুহোতা—শীৰ (শান্ত-শুভ), পাৱক-শোচিষ (পবিত্ৰ জ্যোতি)যুক্তক। আশু (দ্ৰুত) দূত, অজিৰ (অক্লান্ত), প্ৰত্ন (প্ৰাচীন), ঈড্য (স্তৱনীয়) দেবক—শ্ৰুষ্টি (আজ্ঞাশ্ৰৱণ) সহ সপৰ্যত (সেৱা কৰা)।
Word by Word
आhither, forth (towards)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
जुहोताoffer (as oblation), sacrifice
जुहोता:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहु (जुहोति)
स्वध्वरम्the good/true sacrifice (well-ordered rite)
स्वध्वरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वध्वर (प्रातिपदिकम्; सु- + अध्वर)
शीरम्bright, splendid
शीरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशीर (प्रातिपदिकम्)
पावकशोचिषम्with purifying flame/splendour
पावकशोचिषम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपावक-शोचिस् (समासः; पावक + शोचिस्)
आशुम्swift
आशुम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootआशु (प्रातिपदिकम्)
दूतम्messenger
दूतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदूत (प्रातिपदिकम्)
अजिरम्quick, nimble
अजिरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअजिर (प्रातिपदिकम्)
प्रत्नम्ancient, primeval
प्रत्नम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रत्न (प्रातिपदिकम्)
ईड्यम्worthy of praise
ईड्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootईड्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिकम्; √ईड्/ईळ् ‘स्तुतौ’)
श्रुष्टीwith obedience/ready service
श्रुष्टी:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootश्रुष्टि (प्रातिपदिकम्)
देवम्the god (Agni)
देवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिकम्)
सपर्यतworship, attend, serve
सपर्यत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसपऱ्/सपर्य् (सपर्यति ‘पूजायाम्/सेवायाम्’)
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