Rig Veda 7.17.6: Mandala 7, Sukta 17, Mantra 6
Sukta 7.17
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Mandala 7 attribution; hymn-level rishi not provided in input)
Devata: Agni (Havyavāh; ūrja ā napātam epithet)
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; not specified in input)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वामु ते दधिरे हव्यवाहं देवासो अग्न ऊर्ज आ नपातम् ॥
Transliteration
tvā́m u te dadhire havyavā́haṃ devā́so agna ūrjá ā́ napātam ||
Translation
Dich wahrlich haben die Götter eingesetzt als Träger der Opfergabe, o Agni, als Sohn der nährenden Fülle — damit die Lebenskraft in unser Werk einströme.
Word by Word
त्वाम्you (as object)
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उindeed / emphatic particle
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (particle)
Rootउ (निपात)
तेthey (those)
ते:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दधिरेthey have placed / have set
दधिरे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु) — परस्मैपद/आत्मनेपद; here perfect middle
हव्यवाहम्the oblation-carrier (Agni)
हव्यवाहम्:
कर्म (त्वाम् के विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeNoun/Epithet
Rootहव्य-वाह (प्रातिपदिक; समास: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष ‘हव्यं वहति’)
देवासःthe gods
देवासः:
कर्तृ (ते के विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्जःof nourishment / of vigor
ऊर्जः:
सम्बन्ध (नपातम् के साथ: ‘ऊर्जः नपातम्’)
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्ज्/ऊर्जा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘strength, nourishment’)
आtowards / unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नपातम्offspring / descendant (epithet: ‘son of nourishment’)
नपातम्:
कर्म (त्वाम् के विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeNoun
Rootनपात् (प्रातिपदिक)
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