Rig Veda 10.118.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 118, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.118
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
घृतेनाग्निः समज्यते मधुप्रतीक आहुतः । रोचमानो विभावसुः ॥
Transliteration
ghṛténā́gníḥ sám ajyate mádhupratīka āhútaḥ | rócamāno vibhā́vasuḥ ||
Translation
घी से अग्नि को पूरा तेल लगाया जाता है। जब बुलाया जाता है, उसका चेहरा मीठा हो जाता है जैसे शहद। वो चमकता है और उजाला फैलाता है।
Word by Word
घृतेनwith ghee (clarified butter)
घृतेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni (the fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
समज्यतेis anointed/smeared (well)
समज्यते:
(अकर्मक-प्रयोगे) कर्तृ-प्रधान; कर्म (अध्याहृतम्: घृतम्/लेपः)
TypeVerb
Rootअञ्ज् (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
मधुप्रतीकःhaving honey/sweetness as (his) face/appearance
मधुप्रतीकः:
कर्तृ (अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (as epithet)
Rootमधु + प्रतीक (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
आहुतः(duly) offered/invoked (by oblation)
आहुतः:
कर्तृ (अग्नेः विशेषणम्); कर्मणि भावः—‘having been offered’
TypeParticiple
Rootआ + हु (धातु) → आहुत (कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त/PPP)
रोचमानःshining, glowing
रोचमानः:
कर्तृ (अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Rootरुच् (धातु) → रोचमान (वर्तमान कृदन्त; शतृ/शानच्-प्रकारः)
विभावसुःVibhāvasu (the all-radiant one; Agni)
विभावसुः:
कर्तृ (अग्निः)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवि + भा (धातु/प्रातिपदिक-निर्माण) + वसु (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
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