Rig Veda 8.44.16: Mandala 8, Sukta 44, Mantra 16
Sukta 8.44
Devata: Agni (cosmic)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निर्मूर्धा दिवः ककुत्पतिः पृथिव्या अयम् । अपां रेतांसि जिन्वति ॥
Transliteration
agnír mūrdhā́ diváḥ kakút pátiḥ pṛthivyā́ ayám | apā́ṃ retā́ṃsi jinvati ||
Translation
アグニ（Agni）は天の頭、地の頂きにして主。彼は水の種子を揺り動かし、秘められた力を発現へと促す。
Word by Word
अग्निःAgni (the fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
मूर्धाhead, summit
मूर्धा:
कर्तृ (समानााधिकरण/विशेषण-भावे अग्निः)
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्धन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven/sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी: ‘of’)
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव्- (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौस्)
ककुत्peak, crest, highest point
ककुत्:
कर्तृ (समानााधिकरण/विशेषण-भावे अग्निः)
TypeNoun
Rootककुत्- (प्रातिपदिक)
पतिःlord, master
पतिः:
कर्तृ (समानााधिकरण/विशेषण-भावे अग्निः)
TypeNoun
Rootपति- (प्रातिपदिक)
पृथिव्याःof the earth
पृथिव्याः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी: ‘of’)
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी- (प्रातिपदिक)
अयम्this (one), he
अयम्:
कर्तृ (समानााधिकरण: ‘this (one)’ = अग्निः)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी: ‘of’)
TypeNoun
Rootअप्- (प्रातिपदिक)
रेतांसिseeds, streams of semen/seed (generative fluids)
रेतांसि:
कर्म (जिन्वति इति क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootरेतस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
जिन्वतिquickens, enlivens, sets in motion
जिन्वति:
क्रिया (कर्तृ = अग्निः; कर्म = रेतांसि)
TypeVerb
Rootजिव्/जिन्व् (धातु; वर्गः भ्वादि; अर्थः ‘प्रेरयति/वर्धयति/तर्पयति’)
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