Rig Veda 8.44.9: Mandala 8, Sukta 44, Mantra 9
Sukta 8.44
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
समिधान उ सन्त्य शुक्रशोच इहा वह । चिकित्वान्दैव्यं जनम् ॥
Transliteration
samidhāná u santya śúkraśoce ihá ā́ vaha | cikitvā́n daívyaṁ jánam ||
Translation
হে শুক্র-শোচি, সর্বদা উপস্থিত অগ্নি! সমিধায় প্রজ্বলিত হলে তুমি এখানে দৈব জন—দেবতাদের—বয়ে আনো। হে চিকিত্বান্ (বিবেকী-জ্ঞাতা), তাদের এই দেহধারী লোক/স্থানে প্রবেশ করাও।
Word by Word
समिधानःbeing kindled; kindling (one)
समिधानः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootसम्-इध् (धातु) → समिध्/समिधान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
उindeed; and
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
सन्तिthey are
सन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
शुक्रशोचःbright-flamed; having shining blaze
शुक्रशोचः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective (compound epithet)
Rootशुक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + शोचस् (प्रातिपदिक) → बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वहcarry/bring (hither)!
वह:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु)
चिकित्वान्knowing; discerning
चिकित्वान्:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootचित्/चिकित् (धातु ‘जान्/बुध्’) → चिकित्वस्/चिकित्वान् (कृदन्त)
दैव्यम्the divine
दैव्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) → दैव्य (तद्धित)
जनम्people; race; folk
जनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
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