Rig Veda 8.69.18: Mandala 8, Sukta 69, Mantra 18
Sukta 8.69
Devata: Indra (contextual), with strong ritual-psychological emphasis on prepared offering-field
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (explicitly referenced)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अनु प्रत्नस्यौकसः प्रियमेधास एषाम् । पूर्वामनु प्रयतिं वृक्तबर्हिषो हितप्रयस आशत ॥
Transliteration
ánu pratnásyáukasáḥ priyá-medhāsa eṣām | pū́rvām ánu práyatiṁ vṛktá-barhiṣo hitá-prayasa ā́śata ||
Translation
Dem uralten Wohnsitz, der ewigen Stätte, folgend, schreiten diese lieben Sucher der Einsicht. Sie erreichen den früheren, ursprünglichen Vorstoß – die, welche das Opfergras geschnitten und ihre Kräfte recht geordnet haben.
Word by Word
अनुafter, along, according to
अनु:
Adhikaraṇa (क्रियाविशेषण-सम्बन्धः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
प्रत्नस्यof the ancient/primeval
प्रत्नस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive: of)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
ओकसःof the dwelling/house, abode
ओकसः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive: of)
TypeNoun
Rootओकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रियमेधासःthe Priyamedhas (a seer-family), those of dear wisdom
प्रियमेधासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootप्रियमेध (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास)
एषाम्of these/of them
एषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive: of them)
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्वाम्the former/earlier
पूर्वाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुafter, following
अनु:
Adhikaraṇa (क्रियाविशेषण-सम्बन्धः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
प्रयतिम्the effort/advance, the course/going forth
प्रयतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-यति (प्रातिपदिक; √यत् ‘to strive/prepare’ से)
वृक्तबर्हिषः(they) whose sacrificial grass is strewn/plucked
वृक्तबर्हिषः:
Kartā (सम्बोधन/विशेषण-रूपेण कर्तृसम्बन्धः)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootवृक्त-बर्हिस् (समास; वृक्त ‘plucked/cut’ + बर्हिस् ‘sacrificial grass’)
हितप्रयसः(they) having the offering set/placed
हितप्रयसः:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootहित-प्रयस् (समास; हित ‘placed/arranged’ + प्रयस् ‘offering/refreshment’)
आशतthey reached/attained
आशत:
क्रिया (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धः: they attained)
TypeVerb
Root√अश् (अश्नुते/अश्नोति ‘to reach, attain’)
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