Rig Veda 8.19.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 19, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.19
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रशंसमानो अतिथिर्न मित्रियोऽग्नी रथो न वेद्यः । त्वे क्षेमासो अपि सन्ति साधवस्त्वं राजा रयीणाम् ॥
Transliteration
praśáṃsamāno átithir ná mitriyó’gnī rátho ná védyaḥ | tvé kṣémāso ápi santi sā́dhavas tváṃ rājā rayīṇā́m ||
Translation
প্ৰশংসিত হ’লে অগ্নি অতিথিৰ দৰে স্বাগতম, মিত্ৰৰ দৰে সখ্য; ৰথৰ দৰে গতি-বাহক ৰূপে জনাজাত। তোমাতেই ক্ষেম—নিশ্চিত নিৰাপত্তা—আছে, আৰু সাধু সিদ্ধিসকল; তুমি ৰয়ীসমূহৰ ৰজা—আমাৰ পূৰ্ণতা-সম্পদৰ অধিপতি।
Word by Word
प्रशंसमानःpraising, lauding
प्रशंसमानः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootप्र-√शंस (शंसु स्तुतौ) → प्रशंसमान (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अतिथिःguest
अतिथिः:
Kartā (समानााधिकरणम् प्रशंसमानः) अथवा उपमेयः
TypeNoun
Rootअतिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
मित्रियःfriendly, of a friend
मित्रियः:
Kartā (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootमित्रिय (मित्र-सम्बन्धी; प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā (द्वितीय-पादे उपमेयः/विषयः)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
रथःchariot
रथः:
Kartā (उपमानम्)
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
वेद्यःto be known/recognized; worthy to be found
वेद्यः:
Kartā (अग्निः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Root√विद् (विद् ज्ञाने) → वेद्य (कृदन्त/विशेषण)
त्वेin you
त्वे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वद्-शब्द)
क्षेमासःsecurities, safeties, welfare
क्षेमासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेम (प्रातिपदिक)
अपिalso, indeed
अपि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
सन्तिare
सन्ति:
— (अस्ति-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (असँ भुवि)
साधवःgood, beneficial
साधवः:
Kartā (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootसाधु (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वद्-शब्द)
राजाking
राजा:
Kartā (त्वम् इत्यस्य समानााधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
रयीणाम्of riches, of wealth
रयीणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
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