Rig Veda 8.44.21: Mandala 8, Sukta 44, Mantra 21
Sukta 8.44
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निः शुचिव्रततमः शुचिर्विप्रः शुचिः कविः । शुची रोचत आहुतः ॥
Transliteration
agniḥ śúci-vrata-tamaḥ śucír vipráḥ śúciḥ kavíḥ | śucī́ rocate ā́-hutaḥ ||
Translation
Agni, le plus parfait dans le vœu de pureté, pur dans la vision, pur comme le penseur inspiré, pur comme le voyant-poète ; invoqué et honoré par l’offrande, il resplendit dans la conscience.
Word by Word
अग्निःAgni (the fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
शुचिव्रततमःmost pure in vow/observance
शुचिव्रततमः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि-व्रत-तम (प्रातिपदिक; तमप्-प्रत्ययान्त)
शुचिःpure
शुचिः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि- (प्रातिपदिक)
विप्रःinspired sage; seer
विप्रः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण/उपाधि)
TypeNoun (also adjectival in Vedic usage)
Rootविप्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
शुचिःpure
शुचिः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि- (प्रातिपदिक)
कविःpoet-seer; wise one
कविः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण/उपाधि)
TypeNoun
Rootकवि- (प्रातिपदिक)
शुचीthe pure (flame/light)
शुची:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि- (प्रातिपदिक)
रोचतshone; gleamed
रोचत:
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TypeVerb
Rootरुच् (धातु) / रोचते
आहुतःinvoked; offered-to (by oblation)
आहुतः:
कर्मणि (कृत-प्रयोगः; ‘आहूयते/आहुतः’)
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Rootआ-हु (धातु) → आहुत (कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय)
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