Rig Veda 8.23.7: Mandala 8, Sukta 23, Mantra 7
Sukta 8.23
Devata: Agni (as Hotṛ of the peoples)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निं वः पूर्व्यं हुवे होतारं चर्षणीनाम् । तमया वाचा गृणे तमु वः स्तुषे ॥
Transliteration
agníṃ vaḥ pū́rvyaṃ huve hótāraṃ carṣaṇīnā́m | tám ayā́ vācā́ gṛṇe tám u vaḥ stuṣe ||
Translation
Pour vous j’invoque l’antique Agni, le hotar des peuples. C’est lui que je chante par cette parole inspirée ; lui, oui lui, je le loue pour vous.
Word by Word
अग्निम्Agni (as the object of invocation)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you / your
वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्व्यम्ancient, primeval
पूर्व्यम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व्य- (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; < पूर्व)
हुवेI invoke / I call
हुवे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√हू (ह्वे) ‘आह्वाने’
होतारम्the Hotar (invoking priest)
होतारम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ- (प्रातिपदिक; √हु ‘यजने/आह्वाने’ से)
चर्षणीनाम्of the peoples / of the tribes
चर्षणीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootचर्षणि- (प्रातिपदिक)
तम्him (that one)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अयाwith this
अया:
करण
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootइदम्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; अयम्-स्तेम)
वाचाspeech, word, hymn
वाचा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्- (प्रातिपदिक)
गृणेI praise / I sing
गृणे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√गॄ (गृण्) ‘स्तुतौ’
तम्him
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उindeed, also
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (particle)
Rootउ (निपात/अव्यय)
वःof you / your
वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तुषेI praise
स्तुषे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√स्तु ‘स्तुतौ’
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