Rig Veda 10.88.9 — Mandala 10, Sukta 88, Mantra 9
Sukta 10.88
Devata: Agni (cosmic heater/transformer)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires full hymn metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यं देवासोऽजनयन्ताग्निं यस्मिन्नाजुहवुर्भुवनानि विश्वा । सो अर्चिषा पृथिवीं द्यामुतेमामृजूयमानो अतपन्महित्वा ॥
Transliteration
yaṃ devāso 'janayantāgnim yasminn ājuhavur bhuvanāni viśvā | so 'rciṣā pṛthivīṃ dyām utemām ṛjūyamāno atapan mahitvā ||
Translation
Jenen Agni, den die Götter hervorbrachten, in den alle Welten ihre Opfergabe gossen — er erhitzte mit seinen Flammenkräften Erde, Himmel und auch diese (untere) Welt, geradlinig in seinem Lauf voranschreitend, durch die Größe seiner Macht.
Word by Word
यम्whom
यम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवासःthe gods
देवासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
अजनयन्generated, brought forth
अजनयन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनँ) / √जन्-णिच् (जनयति)
अग्निम्Agni (fire)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
यस्मिन्in whom / in which
यस्मिन्:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आunto, towards; (intensifier with verb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
अजुहवुःthey invoked, called upon
अजुहवुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√हू (जुहोति)
भुवनानिthe worlds, beings, realms
भुवनानि:
कर्तृ (अजुहवुः के) / कर्म (आह्वानस्य विषयः) — संदिग्ध
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन
विश्वाall
विश्वा:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अर्चिषाwith (his) flame, by radiance
अर्चिषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअर्चिस्
पृथिवीम्the earth
पृथिवीम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
द्याम्the heaven, sky
द्याम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (दिव्) / द्यां (स्त्री)
उतand, also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
इमाम्this (one)
इमाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ऋजूयमानःgoing straight, advancing directly
ऋजूयमानः:
कर्तृ (सः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootऋजूय (प्रातिपदिक; √ऋजु/ऋज् ‘to be straight’ + य) / कृत्-प्रत्यय
अतपन्he heated, kindled, burned
अतपन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√तप्
महित्वाby (his) greatness, through majesty
महित्वा:
करण
TypeNoun (abstract) / Indeclinable-instrumental
Rootमहित्व (महन् + त्व)
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