Rig Veda 6.9.7: Mandala 6, Sukta 9, Mantra 7
Sukta 6.9
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional)
Devata: Agni Vaiśvānara
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
विश्वे देवा अनमस्यन्भियानास्त्वामग्ने तमसि तस्थिवांसम् । वैश्वानरोऽवतूतये नोऽमर्त्योऽवतूतये नः ॥
Transliteration
víśve devā́ anamasyan bhiyānā́s tvā́m agne támasi tasthivā́ṃsam | vaiśvānará 'vatūtáye nó 'mártyo 'vatūtáye naḥ ||
Translation
All the gods, afraid, bowed to thee, O Agni, standing in the darkness. May Vaiśvānara, the deathless, protect us for our fostering and upward leading—protect us for our fostering.
Word by Word
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अनमस्यन्they bowed / did reverence
अनमस्यन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootनमस्/नम् (धातु: नम् ‘to bow, revere’)
भियानाःfearing, afraid
भियानाः:
Kartā (देवाः इति सह विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootभी (धातु: भी ‘to fear’) → भियान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
तमसिin darkness
तमसि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तस्थिवांसम्standing / having stood
तस्थिवांसम्:
Karma (त्वाम् इति विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootस्था (धातु: स्था ‘to stand’) → तस्थिवांस् (परिपूर्ण/परफेक्ट् कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
वैश्वानरःVaiśvānara (Agni)
वैश्वानरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवैश्वानर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘belonging to all men’—Agni as Vaiśvānara)
अवतूतयेfor help, for protection
अवतूतये:
Sampradāna (प्रयोजन/हितार्थ)
TypeNoun
Rootअव-तू (धातु: तू/तव् ‘to be strong/prevail’ with अव-; noun अवतूति ‘help, protection’)
नःof us / our
नः:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अमर्त्यःthe immortal (one)
अमर्त्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअ-मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक; न-मर्त्य ‘immortal’)
अवतूतयेfor help, for protection
अवतूतये:
Sampradāna (प्रयोजन/हितार्थ)
TypeNoun
Rootअव-तू → अवतूति (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / our
नः:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
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