Rig Veda 8.43.33: Mandala 8, Sukta 43, Mantra 33
Sukta 8.43
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तत्ते सहस्व ईमहे दात्रं यन्नोपदस्यति । त्वदग्ने वार्यं वसु ॥
Transliteration
tát te sahasva īmahe dātráṃ yán nopadásyati | tvád agne vā́ryaṃ vásu ||
Translation
হে সহস্বান! আমরা তোমার সেই দাত্র (দান) প্রার্থনা করি, যা কখনও ব্যর্থ হয় না, কখনও ক্ষয় বা পতিত হয় না। হে অগ্নি! তোমার থেকেই আসে বরণীয় বসু—শ্রেষ্ঠ ধন।
Word by Word
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (ईमहे इत्यस्य) / (सम्बन्धेन दात्रम्-विशेषणम्)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (दात्रम्—‘thy gift’) / (सम्प्रदान-संबन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सहस्वःO mighty one (O Agni)
सहस्वः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootसहस्/सहस्वन् (प्रातिपदिक; अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
ईमहेwe seek, we request
ईमहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootईम्/इ (धातु; वेदिक-प्रयोगः ‘ईमहे’ = ‘याचामहे/प्रार्थयामहे’)
दात्रम्a gift, a giving (boon)
दात्रम्:
Karma (ईमहे इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun (kṛdanta used substantively)
Rootदा (धातु) → दात्र (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; ‘giver/gift’)
यत्which
यत्:
Karma/विशेष्य-संबन्ध (दात्रम्-विशेषणम्)
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
(क्रियाया निषेधः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
उपदस्यतिharms, injures
उपदस्यति:
क्रिया (यत्-दात्रम् इत्यस्य विशेषण-वाक्ये)
TypeVerb
Rootउप + दस् (धातु; ‘to harm/assail’, वेदिक) / उपदस् (धातु-सम्भव)
त्वत्from you
त्वत्:
Apādāna (उत्पत्तिस्रोतः/‘from you’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
वार्यम्choice, excellent
वार्यम्:
Karma-विशेषण (वसु)
TypeAdjective
Rootवार्य (प्रातिपदिक; √वृ/वर् ‘to choose’ इत्यादि-सम्बन्धः; ‘choice/excellent’)
वसुwealth, good
वसु:
Karma (ईमहे इत्यस्य; दात्रम् इत्यस्य अपि समन्वयः)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
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