Rig Veda 8.43.7: Mandala 8, Sukta 43, Mantra 7
Sukta 8.43
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
धासिं कृण्वान ओषधीर्बप्सदग्निर्न वायति । पुनर्यन्तरुणीरपि ॥
Transliteration
dhāsím kṛṇvāná oṣádhīr bapsad agnír ná vāyati | púnar yán taruṇī́r ápi ||
Translation
Menjadikan bagiannya sebagai santapan, Agni menggigit tumbuh-tumbuhan; ia tidak letih. Sekali lagi tunas-tunas muda pun kembali—hidup memperbarui diri sesudah nyala pemurni.
Word by Word
धा॒सिम्nourishment, food (as object)
धा॒सिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधासि- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘धासि’ = पोषण/आहार/भोजन, ‘nourishment’)
कृ॑ण्वा॒नःmaking, producing
कृ॑ण्वा॒नः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√कृ (करणे) → कृण्वान- (वर्तमान कृदन्त, शतृ)
ओष॑धीःplants, herbs
ओष॑धीः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि- (प्रातिपदिक)
बप्सत्chews/eats
बप्सत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√बप्स्/√बभ्स् (वेद. ‘भक्षणे/आस्वादने/चर्वणे’), बप्सत् (वर्तमान/आज्ञार्थ-रूपसदृश; RV में ‘bapsad’ = ‘eats/chews’)
अ॒ग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अ॒ग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
वा॒यतिblows
वा॒यति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वा (गत्यर्थ/वातने ‘to blow’)
पुनःagain
पुनः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
यन्तिthey go/come
यन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√या (गत्यर्थे)
अरु॑णीःthe ruddy ones (f.)
अरु॑णीः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective (substantivized)
Rootअरुणी- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘reddish, tawny’; स्त्री)
अपिalso
अपि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.