Rig Veda 8.44.18 — Mandala 8, Sukta 44, Mantra 18
Sukta 8.44
Devata: Agni (as Svaḥ-pati)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ईशिषे वार्यस्य हि दात्रस्याग्ने स्वर्पतिः । स्तोता स्यां तव शर्मणि ॥
Transliteration
ī́śiṣe vā́ryasya hí dātrásyāgne svàr-patiḥ | stótā syāṃ táva śármaṇi ||
Translation
Du herrschst über die erlesenen Gaben; denn du bist der Spender, o Agni, Herr der lichtvollen Welt. Möge ich dein Sänger sein, geborgen in deinem schützenden Frieden (śárman).
Word by Word
ईशिषेyou rule / you are master
ईशिषे:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootईश् (धातु) / ईश्- (प्रातिपदिक) → ईश् ‘to own, be master’
वार्यस्यof the choice/precious (wealth)
वार्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation) — ‘of …’
TypeNoun (neuter) / Adjectival substantive
Rootवार्य- (प्रातिपदिक) < वर् ‘to choose’ (इच्छनीय/श्रेष्ठ)
हिfor / indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
दात्रस्यof the giver
दात्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun (masculine) / Agent-noun
Rootदात्र- (प्रातिपदिक) < √दा ‘to give’ (दाता/दान-सम्बन्धी)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन (address)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वःपतिःthe lord of heaven
स्वःपतिः:
कर्तृ (of implied ‘is/are’ or in apposition)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootस्वःपति- (प्रातिपदिक) = स्वः (स्वर् ‘heaven’) + पति- ‘lord’
स्तोताa praiser
स्तोता:
कर्तृ (of ‘स्याम्’)
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootस्तोतृ- (प्रातिपदिक) < √स्तु ‘to praise’
स्याम्may I be
स्याम्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√अस् ‘to be’
तवof you / your
तव:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शर्मणिin (your) shelter/protection
शर्मणि:
अधिकरण (locus) — ‘in’
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘shelter, protection, comfort’
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