Rig Veda 7.17.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 17, Mantra 1
Sukta 7.17
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Mandala 7 attribution; hymn-level rishi not provided in input)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; not specified in input)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्ने भव सुषमिधा समिद्ध उत बर्हिरुर्विया वि स्तृणीताम् ॥
Transliteration
agné bháva suṣámidhā sámiddha utá bárhir urviyā́ ví stṛṇītām ||
Translation
アグニよ、善き薪によってよく燃え立ち、よく点ぜられよ。さらに、広き供物の座（barhis）が大いなる広がりのうちに敷きひろげられよ――かくして高き神々の力が、われらの内に座を得るために。
Word by Word
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन (address; outside kāraka)
TypeNoun (address)
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
भवbe; become
भव:
(अध्याहृत) कर्ता: त्वम्
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
सु-समिधाwith good kindling/fuel
सु-समिधा:
करण
TypeNoun (instrumental phrase)
Rootसमिध्/समिधा- (प्रातिपदिक) + सु- (उपसर्ग/उपपद)
समिद्धःkindled; well-lit
समिद्धः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (of Agni) / विधेय-विशेषण
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootसम्-इध् (धातु) → समिद्ध (कृदन्त, क्त)
उतand; also
उत:
समुच्चय/अन्वय (connective)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
बर्हिःthe sacrificial grass (barhis)
बर्हिः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
उर्वियाwidely; with broadness
उर्विया:
करण (manner/means: ‘widely’)
TypeAdjective (f.)
Rootउर्वी- (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart; forth; widely
वि:
क्रियाविशेषण (direction/distribution)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/उपपद)
स्तृणीताम्let (them two) spread/strew
स्तृणीताम्:
कर्ता: (अध्याहृत) अध्वर्यवः/यजमानौ वा; कर्म: बर्हिः
TypeVerb
Rootस्तॄ (धातु) + वि- (उपसर्ग)
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