Rig Veda 8.71.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 71, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.71
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
न तमग्ने अरातयो मर्तं युवन्त रायः । यं त्रायसे दाश्वांसम् ॥
Transliteration
ná tám agne arā́tayo mártaṃ yuvanta rā́yaḥ | yáṃ trā́yase dāśvā́ṃsam ||
Translation
হে অগ্নি, বৈৰী শক্তিসমূহে সেই মৰ্ত্যক ৰায়ঃ (সমৃদ্ধি/ঐশ্বৰ্য)ৰ পৰা বঞ্চিত কৰিব নোৱাৰে—যাক তুমি ৰক্ষা কৰা, যজ্ঞত আত্মসমৰ্পণ কৰি দান কৰা দাশ্বান্সক।
Word by Word
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध) अव्यय
तम्him/that one
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अरातयःthe hostile ones; foes
अरातयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअराति (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्तम्a mortal (man)
मर्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
युवन्तthey kept away / they hindered
युवन्त:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootयु (धातु; ‘यु’/‘युज्’ वर्गीय—वेदिक प्रयोग: ‘युव्’ = रोकना/वियोजयितुम्/दूरं कर्तुम्)
रायःfrom wealth; of wealth
रायः:
Apādāna (वियोग-अर्थे) / सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि (प्रातिपदिक ‘रायि’ = धन)
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्रायसेyou protect
त्रायसे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootत्रा (धातु; ‘रक्षणे’)
दाश्वांसम्the giver; the worshipper (who has given)
दाश्वांसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (participle used substantively)
Rootदाश्वांस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दा ‘दाने’ से परिपूर्ण/भूतकृदन्त ‘दाश्वस्/दाश्वांस्’ = दाता, यजमान)
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