Rig Veda 1.79.10: Mandala 1, Sukta 79, Mantra 10
Sukta 1.79
Rishi: Gotama Rāhūgaṇa (Gautama)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र पूतास्तिग्मशोचिषे वाचो गोतमाग्नये । भरस्व सुम्नयुर्गिरः ॥
Transliteration
prá pūtā́s tígmaśociṣe vā́co gotamāgnáye | bhárasva sumnayúr gíraḥ ||
Translation
Vorwärts mögen die geläuterten Worte zu Agni der Gotamas gehen, zu dem scharf aufflammenden; trage unsere Lieder, nach sumná verlangend — göttlicher Eintracht und Gunst.
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
पूतास्purified
पूतास्:
Kartā (with वाचः as subject) / qualifier
TypeAdjective
Rootपूत (ppp. of √पू ‘to purify’)
तिग्मशोचिषेto the sharp-flamed (one)
तिग्मशोचिषे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootतिग्म-शोचिस् (tatpuruṣa: ‘sharp-flamed’)
वाचःwords, utterances
वाचः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
गोतमाO Gotama
गोतमा:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootगोतम
अग्नयेto Agni
अग्नये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
भरस्वbear, bring, bestow
भरस्व:
(predicate; addressed agent = Kartā implied ‘त्वम्’)
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरति)
सुम्नयुःseeking (our) favor; favor-desiring
सुम्नयुः:
Kartā (as vocative-like nominative of address) / qualifier
TypeAdjective
Rootसुम्न-यु (desiderative/possessive adj. ‘seeking favor’)
गिरःsongs, hymns
गिरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगिर्
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