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Rig Veda 10.46.8: Mandala 10, Sukta 46, Mantra 8

Sukta 10.46

Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verse-level confirmation needed)

प्र जिह्वया भरते वेपो अग्निः प्र वयुनानि चेतसा पृथिव्याः । तमायवः शुचयन्तं पावकं मन्द्रं होतारं दधिरे यजिष्ठम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.46.8

prá jihváyā bharate vépo agníḥ prá vayúnāni cétasā pṛthivyā́ḥ | tám ā́yavaḥ śucáyantaṁ pāvakáṁ mandráṁ hótāraṁ dadhire yájiṣṭham ||

अग्नि अपनी जीभ से शब्द आगे बढ़ाता है। अपने मन से धरती की बातें समझता है। लोग उसे बिठाते हैं जो सब साफ करता है। यह आग खुशी देने वाली है और पूजा में सबसे बड़ी मदद करती है।

प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
जिह्वयाwith (his) tongue
जिह्वया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वा (prātipadika)
भरतेbears, carries, brings
भरते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे)
वेपःtrembling, quivering (impulse/ardour)
वेपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवेपस् (prātipadika)
अग्निःAgni (Fire)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
प्रforth
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
वयुनानिdevices, stratagems, workings (wise plans)
वयुनानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवयुन (prātipadika)
चेतसाwith mind, by thought
चेतसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootचेतस् (prātipadika)
पृथिव्याःof the Earth
पृथिव्याः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (prātipadika)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
आयवःthe Āyus (descendants of Ayu), men
आयवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootआयु (prātipadika) → आयव्- (Vedic stem)
शुचयन्तम्purifying, making bright
शुचयन्तम्:
Karma (qualifier of तम्)
TypeAdjective (participle)
Root√शुच् (दीप्तौ/शोचने) → शुचयन्त् (present participle)
पावकम्purifying, pure
पावकम्:
Karma (qualifier of तम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootपावक (prātipadika)
मन्द्रम्gladdening, pleasant-voiced
मन्द्रम्:
Karma (qualifier of तम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्द्र (prātipadika)
होतारम्the Hotṛ-priest, invoker
होतारम्:
Karma (apposition to तम्)
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (prātipadika)
दधिरेthey have placed, they set
दधिरे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धारणे) with reduplication → √धा/√धृ? (Vedic perfect of √धा)
यजिष्ठम्most worshipful, best at sacrifice
यजिष्ठम्:
Karma (qualifier of तम्/होतारम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootयजिष्ठ (superlative adj. from √यज् / यज्य-)

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