Rig Veda 8.60.15: Mandala 8, Sukta 60, Mantra 15
Sukta 8.60
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī/Anuṣṭubh-like short meter (uncertain; needs metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शेषे वनेषु मात्रोः सं त्वा मर्तास इन्धते । अतन्द्रो हव्या वहसि हविष्कृत आदिद्देवेषु राजसि ॥
Transliteration
śéṣe váneṣu mātróḥ sáṃ tvā mártāsa indhate | átandro havyā́ vahasi haviṣ-kṛ́ta ā́d íd devéṣu rājasi ||
Translation
Selbst in den ruhenden Wäldern deiner beiden Mütter entzünden dich die Sterblichen gemeinsam. Unermüdlich trägst du die Opfergaben, o Bereiter der Darbringung; und dann wahrlich herrschst du unter den Göttern.
Word by Word
शेषेin the remainder/at the end
शेषे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशेष (प्रातिपदिक) < √शिष्/√शेष् (अवशेषणे) (व्युत्पत्त्यर्थ)
वनेषुin the woods/forests
वनेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवन (प्रातिपदिक)
मात्रोःof the two mothers (i.e., the two kindling-sticks/parents of fire)
मात्रोः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम)
मर्तासःmortals, men
मर्तासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्धतेkindle (for themselves), ignite
इन्धते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√इन्ध् (दीप्तौ/प्रदीपने)
अतन्द्रःuntiring, unwearied
अतन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-तन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
हव्याoblations (to be offered)
हव्या:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
वहसिyou carry
वहसि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (वहने)
हविष्कृतःthe preparer/maker of the oblation
हविष्कृतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootहविष्कृत् (प्रातिपदिक; हविस् + √कृ)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ
इद्indeed, just
इद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद्
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
राजसिyou shine/rule
राजसि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√राज् (दीप्तौ/राज्ये) अथवा राजन्-भाव (प्रातिपदिक-आश्रय)
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