Rig Veda 8.44.30: Mandala 8, Sukta 44, Mantra 30

Sukta 8.44

Devata: Agni

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

पुराग्ने दुरितेभ्यः पुरा मृध्रेभ्यः कवे । प्र ण आयुर्वसो तिर ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.44.30

Transliteration

purā́gne duritébhyaḥ purā́ mṛdhrébhyáḥ kave | prá ṇa ā́yur vaso iti tirá ||

Translation

アグニ（Agni）よ、禍（わざわい）がわれらに及ぶ以前に――敵対する力の以前に――カヴィ（kavi）なる聖賢よ、われらの寿命と富饒（vasu）とを、それらを越えて前へと運び渡したまえ。

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Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly; before
• पुरा: Adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (avyaya-prātipadika)

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: (सम्बोधन) संबोधितः
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: अग्नि (prātipadika)

• दुरितेभ्यः: from misfortunes/evil
• दुरितेभ्यः: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरित (prātipadika)

• पुरा: formerly; beforehand
• पुरा: Adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (avyaya-prātipadika)

• मृध्रेभ्यः: from hostile assailants/foes
• मृध्रेभ्यः: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृध्र (prātipadika)

• कवे: O sage/poet (Agni)
• कवे: (सम्बोधन) संबोधितः
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: कवि (prātipadika)

• प्र: forth; forward
• प्र: (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: प्र (upasarga/avyaya)

• नः: of us; our
• नः: Sampradāna (हित/स्वाम्यर्थे) / सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (sarvanāman-prātipadika)

• आयुः: life; lifespan
• आयुः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (prātipadika)

• वसो: O good one/wealth-giver (Agni)
• वसो: (सम्बोधन) संबोधितः
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: वसु (prātipadika)

• तिर: carry across; help (us) over
• तिर: (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (धातु; ‘to cross/overcome’) → तिर (Vedic injunctive/imperative-like form)