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Rig Veda 7.8.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 8, Mantra 5

Sukta 7.8

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; verify by scansion)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

असन्नित्त्वे आहवनानि भूरि भुवो विश्वेभिः सुमना अनीकैः । स्तुतश्चिदग्ने शृण्विषे गृणानः स्वयं वर्धस्व तन्वं सुजात ॥

Transliteration

ásann íttve ā́havanāni bhū́ri bhúvo víśvebhiḥ sumánā á nīkaiḥ | stutáś cid agne śṛṇvíṣe gṛṇānáḥ svayáṃ vardhasva tanvàṃ sujāta ||

Translation

Many are the callings that are in you; you become gracious with all the faces (forms) of the powers. Even when praised, O Agni, you hear the singer; grow by yourself in your body, O well-born.

Word by Word
असन्they were / existed
असन्:
(मुख्यवाक्ये) क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
इत्त्वेin the onset/impulse (of battle)
इत्त्वे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootइत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक; इद्-प्रत्ययान्त, ‘युद्ध/आह्वान’ अर्थे)
आहवनानिthe battle-calls / summonses
आहवनानि:
कर्तृ (असन् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootआहवन (प्रातिपदिक; आ-√ह्वा ‘आह्वाने’)
भूरिmuch, many
भूरि:
(विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootभूरि (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
भुवःthe beings / worlds (the existences)
भुवः:
कर्तृ (असन् इत्यस्य; आहवनानि इत्यस्य सह)
TypeNoun
Rootभुवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वेभिःwith all
विश्वेभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
सुमनाwell-disposed, kindly
सुमना:
कर्तृ (भुवः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अनीकैःwith faces / fronts (battle-fronts)
अनीकैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअनीक (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तुतःpraised
स्तुतः:
कर्तृ (शृण्विषे इत्यस्य; अग्ने इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Root√स्तु (स्तुतौ) → स्तुत (कृदन्त)
चित्even
चित्:
(निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
शृण्विषेyou listen / you heed
शृण्विषे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु (श्रवणे)
गृणानःpraising, singing
गृणानः:
कर्तृ (शृण्विषे इत्यस्य; वक्ता/ऋषिः)
TypeParticiple
Root√गॄ (स्तुतौ/गायने) → गृणान (कृदन्त)
स्वयम्by yourself
स्वयम्:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम् (अव्यय)
वर्धस्वgrow, increase
वर्धस्व:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् (वर्धने)
तन्वम्your body / your person
तन्वम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
सुजातO well-born (noble-born)
सुजात:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective
Rootसुजात (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + जात)
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