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Rig Veda 10.20.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 20, Mantra 7

Sukta 10.20

Devata: Agni (as Āyu; ‘son of the rock’)

यज्ञासाहं दुव इषेऽग्निं पूर्वस्य शेवस्य । अद्रेः सूनुमायुमाहुः ॥

yajñāsā́haṃ dúva iṣe’gníṃ pū́rvasya śévasyá | ádreḥ sūnúm ā́yum ā́huḥ ||

われはアグニ(Agni)に奉仕を乞う――祭において勝利する者、いにしえの吉祥なる者に。人々は彼を「岩の子」、すなわち生命(Āyu)そのもの、堅固なる基より生まれし者と呼ぶ。

यज्ञासाहम्yajña-conquering / victorious in sacrifice
यज्ञासाहम्:
Karma (अग्निम् के साथ)
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञासाह (प्रातिपदिक; यज्ञ + साह ‘सहने/जितने में समर्थ’)
दुवःworship, service, reverent offering
दुवः:
Karma (इषे ‘इच्छामि/याचे’ का)
TypeNoun
Rootदु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दु/दव’ = दान/पूजा/सेवा; RV में ‘दुवस्’)
इषेI seek / I desire / I ask
इषे:
Kartā (अहं निहित)
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (धातु; इच्छायाम्/प्रार्थनायाम्)
अग्निम्Agni (the fire-god)
अग्निम्:
Karma (इषे का)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्वस्यof the former/earlier
पूर्वस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
शेवस्यof favor, grace, auspicious help
शेवस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation; ‘पूर्वस्य शेवस्य’ = ‘पूर्व अनुग्रह/कल्याण’ का)
TypeNoun
Rootशेव (प्रातिपदिक; ‘शिव/कल्याण/अनुग्रह’ अर्थ-क्षेत्र)
अद्रेःof the stone/rock (pressing-stone)
अद्रेः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पत्थर/शिला’; RV में सोम-पीषण-शिला भी)
सूनुम्son
सूनुम्:
Karma (आहुः का)
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
आयुम्life, vital force
आयुम्:
Karma (आहुः का; सूनुम् के साथ)
TypeNoun
Rootआयु (प्रातिपदिक)
आहुःthey have said / they call
आहुः:
Kartā (ते/जनाः निहित)
TypeVerb
Rootअह् (धातु; ब्रू/वद्-अर्थे ‘कथने’)

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