Rig Veda 8.74.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 74, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.74
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सा ते अग्ने शंतमा चनिष्ठा भवतु प्रिया । तया वर्धस्व सुष्टुतः ॥
Transliteration
sā́ te agne śáṃtamā caníṣṭhā bhavatu priyā́ | táyā vardhasva suṣṭutáḥ ||
Translation
Möge sie dir, o Agni, die friedvollste und die nächste, die liebste sein. Durch sie wachse, du schön Gepriesener.
Word by Word
साshe/that (f.)
सा:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → सा (स्त्री.)
तेof/for you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → ते
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
शंतमाmost auspicious/most beneficent
शंतमा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootशं-तम (प्रातिपदिक; ‘शम्’ + तमप्)
चनि॑ष्ठाmost pleasing/most acceptable (superl.)
चनि॑ष्ठा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootचनि॑ष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; -इष्ठ superlative)
भवतुlet (it) be
भवतु:
(विधेय-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
प्रियाdear, pleasing
प्रिया:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
तयाby/with that (f.)
तया:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → तया
वर्धस्वgrow, increase
वर्धस्व:
(विधेय-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु)
सुष्टुतःwell-praised
सुष्टुतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (participle-like)
Rootसु- + स्तु (धातु) → सुष्टुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
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