Rig Veda 8.23.19: Mandala 8, Sukta 23, Mantra 19
Sukta 8.23
Rishi: Viśvāmitra (attributed tradition; uncertain)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इमं घा वीरो अमृतं दूतं कृण्वीत मर्त्यः । पावकं कृष्णवर्तनिं विहायसम् ॥
Transliteration
imáṃ ghā vīró amṛ́taṃ dūtáṃ kṛṇvīta mártyaḥ | pāvakáṃ kṛṣṇávartaniṃ vihā́yasam ||
Translation
Der sterbliche Held mache diesen Unsterblichen zu seinem Boten — Agni, den Läuterer, der auf dunkler Bahn schreitet und doch den weiten Himmel durchmisst.
Word by Word
इमम्this (one)
इमम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
घindeed, surely
घ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootघ (निपात)
वीरःthe hero, brave man
वीरः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृतम्immortal, deathless
अमृतम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
दूतम्messenger
दूतम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदूत (प्रातिपदिक)
कृण्वीतshould make, should appoint
कृण्वीत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (डुकृञ् करणे)
मर्त्यःa mortal
मर्त्यः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
पावकम्purifying, bright
पावकम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootपावक (प्रातिपदिक; √पू ‘to purify’ से)
कृष्णवर्तनिम्having a dark track/path
कृष्णवर्तनिम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootकृष्ण-वर्तनि (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
विहायसम्sky, mid-air
विहायसम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootविहायस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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Chanting Notes
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