Mantra 8

Sukta 27

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उरुव्यचसाऽग्नेर्धाम्ना पत्यमाने । आ सुष्वयन्ती यजते उपाके उषासानक्तेमं यज्ञमवतामध्वरं नः।

IAST Transliteration

uruvyácasā ’agnér dhā́mnā pátyamāne | ā suṣváyantī yajaté upā́ke uṣásā nákte imáṃ yajñám avatām adhvaráṃ naḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

By Agni’s wide-spreading might, by his established splendour as he rules—hither, sweet-sounding, near unto the worshipper—let Dawn and Night protect this sacrifice, our solemn rite.

Word by Word

• उरुव्यचसा: by the wide-spreading (power)
• उरुव्यचसा: करण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उरुव्यचस् (प्रातिपदिक; उरु + व्यचस्)

• अग्नेः: of Agni
• अग्नेः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• धाम्ना: by (his) abode/splendour
• धाम्ना: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• पत्य॑माने: being lordly/ruling
• पत्य॑माने: कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: पत् (धातु) → पत्य (वर्तते) / पत्यते; वर्तमान कृदन्त-रूप

• आ: hither; forth
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• सु॒ष्वय॑न्ती: shining/streaming forth
• सु॒ष्वय॑न्ती: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: स्वि/स्वय् (धातु; ‘to shine/swell/move’—वेदे ‘to glow/beam’) → सुष्वयन्ती

• यजते: worships; performs sacrifice
• यजते: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)

• उपाके: at the (near) dwelling/at hand
• उपाके: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाक (प्रातिपदिक)

• उषासा: Dawn
• उषासा: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• नक्ते: and Night
• नक्ते: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्त (प्रातिपदिक)

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• यज्ञम्: sacrifice
• यज्ञम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)

• अवताम्: let (them) protect
• अवताम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव् (धातु)

• अध्वरम्: the rite; the (sacrificial) course
• अध्वरम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: of us; for us
• नः: सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Anukramaṇī confirmation needed.

Devata: Uṣas and Naktā (with Agni as supporting power)

Chandas: Jagatī/triṣṭubh-like; requires scansion.

Mantra Rasa

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