Rig Veda 7.8.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 8, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.8
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; verify by scansion)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयमु ष्य सुमहाँ अवेदि होता मन्द्रो मनुषो यह्वो अग्निः । वि भा अकः ससृजानः पृथिव्यां कृष्णपविरोषधीभिर्ववक्षे ॥
Transliteration
ayám u ṣyá sumáhā̃ avedi hótā mandró mánuṣo yahvó agníḥ | ví bhā́ akāḥ sasṛjānáḥ pṛthivyā́ṃ kṛṣṇápavir oṣádhībhir vavakṣe ||
Translation
この者こそ、まことに広大なるものとして知らしめられた――人の祭司、歓喜をもたらす者、激しきアグニ。彼は光輝をひろげ、地上に注ぎ出されつつある。黒き刃をもつ力によって、彼は草木（生命の姿）を身にまとった。
Word by Word
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उindeed, surely
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
ष्यnow/just (emphatic particle)
ष्य:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootष्य (निपात; वैदिक)
सुमहान्very great
सुमहान्:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + महान् (प्रातिपदिक)
अवेदिhas been found/has become manifest
अवेदि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विदँ ज्ञाने)
होताthe Hotṛ-priest (invoker)
होता:
Kartā (सम्बन्धे/अप्पोजिशन्)
TypeNoun
Root√हु (जुहोति) → होतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
मन्द्रःgladdening, pleasant (in chant)
मन्द्रः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मनुषःof Manu (i.e., of mankind/Manu’s)
मनुषः:
— (सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootमनु (प्रातिपदिक)
यह्वःmighty, impetuous
यह्वः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootयह्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni (Fire)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भाःlights, radiances
भाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘प्रभा/दीप्ति’)
अकःhe drove forth/put in motion
अकः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अञ्च्/√अक् (वैदिक; ‘to reach/drive’)
ससृजानःcreating, sending forth
ससृजानः:
Kartā (सह-क्रिया)
TypeParticiple
Root√सृज् (सृजति ‘to send forth, create’)
पृथिव्याम्on/in the earth
पृथिव्याम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
कृष्णपविःhaving a dark blade/edge (dark-flamed)
कृष्णपविः:
Kartā (विशेषण-भावेन अग्नेः)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootकृष्ण- + पवि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘blade/edge, ray’)
ओषधीभिःwith the plants/herbs
ओषधीभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
ववक्षेhas grown strong/has waxed
ववक्षे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वह्/√वक्ष् (वैदिक; ‘to grow strong, to wax’)
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