Rig Veda 8.71.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 71, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.71
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्ने माकिष्टे देवस्य रातिमदेवो युयोत । त्वमीशिषे वसूनाम् ॥
Transliteration
agne mā́kiṣ ṭe devásya rātím ádevo yuyota | tvám ī́śiṣe vásūnām ||
Translation
Ô Agni, qu’aucune puissance impie n’écarte de nous le don du Dieu, ton don; tu es le maître des richesses.
Word by Word
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (address)
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध)
किःanyone (someone)
किः:
कर्तृ (युयोत्-क्रियायाः)
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (देवस्य/रातिम् इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवस्यof the god / divine
देवस्य:
सम्बन्ध (रातिम् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
रातिम्gift, bounty
रातिम्:
कर्म (युयोत्-क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootराति- (प्रातिपदिक; √रा/√रद् ‘to give’ से दान/भेट)
अदेवःthe ungodly one / non-divine (hostile)
अदेवः:
कर्तृ (युयोत्-क्रियायाः)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअ- + देव- (प्रातिपदिक)
युयोत्let (him) keep away / may (he) not deprive
युयोत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√यु (यु- ‘to separate, keep away’), लोट्/आज्ञार्थे
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ (ईशिषे-क्रियायाः)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईशिषेyou rule / you have mastery
ईशिषे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ईश् (to own, rule)
वसूनाम्of riches / of goods
वसूनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (ईशिषे इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु- (प्रातिपदिक)
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