Rig Veda 8.44.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 44, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.44
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
जुषाणो अङ्गिरस्तमेमा हव्यान्यानुषक् । अग्ने यज्ञं नय ऋतुथा ॥
Transliteration
juṣāṇó aṅgirastamemā́ havyā́ny ānuṣák | agne yajñáṁ naya ṛtuthā́ ||
Translation
喜んで受け容れよ、ああ、最もアンギラス（Aṅgiras）的なる者よ。これらの供物を順次に受け取りたまえ。アグニよ、季節にかなって、ṛta（宇宙の法）の道に従い、この祭儀を導きたまえ。
Word by Word
जुषाणःbeing pleased; graciously accepting
जुषाणः:
विशेषण (अग्नेः) / कर्तृसम्बन्धी
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootजुष् (धातु) → जुषाण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अङ्गिरस्तमO most Angiras-like (best of the Aṅgirases)
अङ्गिरस्तम:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootअङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + तमप्
इमाthese
इमा:
कर्म (हव्यानि इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हव्यानिoblations; offerings
हव्यानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक; √हु ‘to offer’ से)
अनुषक्in due sequence; continuously
अनुषक्:
क्रियाविशेषण (जुषाणः/नय इत्यादेः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनुषक् (अव्यय)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञम्the sacrifice; the rite
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; √यज् ‘to worship/sacrifice’ से)
नयlead; conduct
नय:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: अग्निः; कर्म: यज्ञम्)
TypeVerb
Rootनी (धातु)
ऋतुथाseason by season; according to the proper order (ṛta)
ऋतुथा:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऋतु (प्रातिपदिक) + थाऽ (अव्ययीभाव/तद्धित-प्रयोगः: ‘-था’)
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