Rig Veda 8.44.5: Mandala 8, Sukta 44, Mantra 5
Sukta 8.44
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उप त्वा जुह्वो मम घृताचीर्यन्तु हर्यत । अग्ने हव्या जुषस्व नः ॥
Transliteration
úpa tvā juhvò mama ghṛtā́cīr yantu haryata | agne havyā́ juṣasva naḥ ||
Translation
Zu dir mögen meine Opferlöffel nahen, von Ghee strömend, freudig sich hinwendend; o Agni, nimm unsere Opfergaben an und freue dich an ihnen.
Word by Word
उपnear, towards
उप:
Adhikaraṇa (उपसर्गः—गमन/आगमन-भावे ‘निकटम्/अभिमुखम्’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
त्वाyou (acc. sg.)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जुह्वःthe ladles (juhū-s)
जुह्वः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootजुहू (प्रातिपदिक; ‘लाडल/हविर्होत्र-चमस/जुहू-कर’)
ममof me, my
मम:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/स्वामित्व)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
घृताचीःghee-bearing / anointed with ghee
घृताचीः:
Kartā (जुह्वः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun-epithet
Rootघृताची (प्रातिपदिक; घृत + अची ‘घृत-लेपिनी/घृत-युक्ता’)
यन्तुlet (them) go/come
यन्तु:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
हर्यतrejoice/be pleased
हर्यत:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootहर्य (धातु; ‘हर्षे/कामे/तुष्टौ’—वेदे ‘आनन्दयति/प्रियं करोति’)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sampradāna (आह्वान/सम्बोधन-रूपेण)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
हव्याthe oblations
हव्या:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक; √हु ‘to offer’ से ‘आहुत्य-योग्य’)
जुषस्वaccept/enjoy
जुषस्व:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootजुष् (धातु; ‘सेवने/प्रीतौ’)
नःfor us / of us
नः:
Sampradāna (हितार्थे ‘अस्माकम्/अस्मभ्यम्’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
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