Rig Veda 8.19.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 19, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.19
Devata: Agni (implied as carrier/leader of the oblation), supported by the gods
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तं गूर्धया स्वर्णरं देवासो देवमरतिं दधन्विरे । देवत्रा हव्यमोहिरे ॥
Transliteration
táṃ gū́rdhayā svàrṇaraṃ devā́so devám aratíṃ dadhanvire | devatrā́ havyám ā́ ūhire ||
Translation
神々は高く掲げる力をもって彼を駆り立てる――供物を担う神なる者、正しき道を進む導き手として。さらに彼らは供献を上へと、神々の世界へと運び上げる。
Word by Word
तम्him; that one
तम्:
कर्म (स्तुत्य/आह्वेय देवः) / लक्ष्य
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गूर्धयाwith (their) head / with the head (in reverence)
गूर्धया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगूर्धा (प्रातिपदिक; शीर्ष/मूर्धन्-सम्बद्ध)
स्वर्णरम्golden; of golden hue
स्वर्णरम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वर्णर (प्रातिपदिक; स्वर्ण-सम्बद्ध विशेषण)
देवासःthe gods
देवासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
देवम्the god
देवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अरतिम्active help / forward impulse (Vedic: arati)
अरतिम्:
कर्म (देवम् इति कर्मणः विशेषण/अपपद-सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootअरति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अरति’ = गति/प्रवृत्ति/उत्साह/सहायता इत्यर्थेषु वैदिकः)
दधन्विरेthey have set in motion / have impelled
दधन्विरे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधन्व् (धातु; ‘धन्वते/धन्विरे’ = धावन्ति/प्रेरयन्ति/उद्यच्छन्ति इत्यर्थः वैदिके)
देवत्राamong the gods; in the divine sphere
देवत्रा:
अधिकारण (देश/सम्बन्ध-निर्देशः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदेवत्रा (अव्यय; देवेषु/देवसम्बन्धे)
हव्यम्the oblation; the offering
हव्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक; √हु ‘to offer’ से)
ओहिरेthey have brought / conveyed
ओहिरे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवह्/ऊह् (वैदिक धातु-रूप; ‘ओहिरे’ = आ-वहन्ति/आ-नयन्ति इत्यर्थः, 3pl middle)
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