Rig Veda 8.43.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 43, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.43
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्मै ते प्रतिहर्यते जातवेदो विचर्षणे । अग्ने जनामि सुष्टुतिम् ॥
Transliteration
ásmai te prati-háryate jātá-vedo ví-carṣaṇe | ágne jánāmi su-stutím ||
Translation
Para aquel que desea recobrarte en la ofrenda de respuesta, oh Jātavedas, oh penetrador de los hombres, engendro para Agni una alabanza bien compuesta.
Word by Word
अस्मैto this (one), to him
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
प्रतिtowards, in return
प्रति:
(क्रियाविशेषण/दिशा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
हर्यतेis delighted / is pleased
हर्यते:
(कर्मणि/भावे) मुख्यक्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootहृ (हर्) / हर्य
जातवेदःJātavedas (Agni), knower of births
जातवेदः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक) < जात (√जन्) + वेदस् (√विद्)
विचर्षणेO far-seeing one / O widely shining one
विचर्षणे:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootविचर्षणि (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
जनामिI produce / I utter
जनामि:
कर्तृ (अहं)
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जन) / (वेदिक) जन् ‘to beget/produce’ → ‘to generate/utter’
सुष्टुतिम्a good hymn of praise
सुष्टुतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसुष्टुति (सु- + √स्तु ‘to praise’)
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