Rig Veda 8.72.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 72, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.72
Devata: Hotṛ/Invocatory function (implicitly Soma-ray/Agni-light as aṃśu)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नि तिग्ममभ्यंशुं सीदद्धोता मनावधि । जुषाणो अस्य सख्यम् ॥
Transliteration
ní tigmám abhy àṃśúṃ sīdad dhótā manā́v ádhi | juṣāṇó asya sakhyám ||
Translation
तीक्ष्ण, उज्ज्वल अंशु के निकट होतृ बैठे—मन के अधीन। इस शक्ति की सख्यता को स्वीकार करता हुआ, वह यज्ञ-कर्म की यथार्थ आत्मीयता में प्रवेश करता है।
Word by Word
निdown; in; into (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (upasarga) प्रत्यय/निपात
ति॒ग्मम्sharp; keen
ति॒ग्मम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतिग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
अ॒भिtowards; upon (as preverb)
अ॒भि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (upasarga) प्रत्यय/निपात
अं१॒॑शुम्ray; Soma-stalk/juice (here: Soma)
अं१॒॑शुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअंशु (प्रातिपदिक)
सीदत्let (him) sit down; may he take his seat
सीदत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (सीदति)
होताthe Hotṛ-priest (invoker)
होता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक) < √हु (यज्-क्रिया)
मनावधिupon/among the Manus; in the human (Manu) sphere
मनावधि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमनु (प्रातिपदिक) + अधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
जु॒षा॒णःenjoying; taking pleasure in; accepting
जु॒षा॒णः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√जुष् (सेवने/प्रीतौ) → जु॒षा॒ण (शानच्)
अस्यof this; his
अस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स॒ख्यम्friendship; companionship
स॒ख्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक) < सखि
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