Rig Veda 7.1.8: Mandala 7, Sukta 1, Mantra 8
Sukta 7.1
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭhas)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; RV 7.1 predominantly Triṣṭubh)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ यस्ते अग्न इधते अनीकं वसिष्ठ शुक्र दीदिवः पावक । उतो न एभिः स्तवथैरिह स्याः ॥
Transliteration
ā yás té agne idháte anī́kaṃ vásiṣṭha śúkra dī́di-vaḥ pā́vaka | utó na ebhíḥ staváthair ihá syāḥ ||
Translation
O Agni, wenn man dir die Vorderfront deiner leuchtenden Macht entzündet, o Vasiṣṭha, der Strahlende, der immerglänzende Läuterer — dann sei durch diese unsere Lobpreisungen hier bei uns.
Word by Word
आhither; forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga) / ā (avyaya)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
तेto you; for you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
अग्निO Agni
अग्नि:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
इधतेis kindled; blazes
इधते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइध् (dhātu) ‘to kindle, blaze’
अनीकम्face; front; appearance (flame-front)
अनीकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअनीक (prātipadika)
वसिष्ठO Vasiṣṭha
वसिष्ठ:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootवसिष्ठ (prātipadika; proper name)
शुक्रbright; radiant
शुक्र:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective
Rootशुक्र (prātipadika)
दीदिवःshining; luminous
दीदिवः:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective
Rootदीदिवस् (prātipadika; from √दीदिव्/√दीप् ‘to shine’)
पावकO purifier
पावक:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपावक (prātipadika; from √पू ‘to purify’)
उतोand also
उतो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (avyaya) + उ (enclitic intensifier) → उतो
नःour; of us
नः:
—
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
एभिःwith these
एभिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
स्तवथैःwith praises; with hymns
स्तवथैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्तवथ (prātipadika; ‘praise, hymn’, from √स्तु ‘to praise’)
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (avyaya)
स्याःmay you be; may you become (present)
स्याः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (dhātu) ‘to be’
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