Rig Veda 8.60.18: Mandala 8, Sukta 60, Mantra 18
Sukta 8.60
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī/Anuṣṭubh-like short meter (uncertain; needs metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
केतेन शर्मन्त्सचते सुषामण्यग्ने तुभ्यं चिकित्वना । इषण्यया नः पुरुरूपमा भर वाजं नेदिष्ठमूतये ॥
Transliteration
kéténa śármant sacate su-sā́maṇy agné túbhyaṃ cikitvánā | iṣaṇyáyā naḥ puru-rū́pam ā́ bhara vā́jaṃ nédiṣṭham ūtáye ||
Translation
いかなる徴（しるし）により、いかなる庇護のもとで、彼らは汝に結び合うのか、善き讃歌のアグニよ——目覚めた知（cikitvan）をもって。衝き動かす力（iṣaṇyā）によって、われらに多様なる姿の充溢をもたらせ、救護のために最も近き勝利の力（vāja）を。
Word by Word
केतेनby what insight/with what understanding
केतेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootकेत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘केत’ = ज्ञान/प्रज्ञा/संकेत) अथवा ‘केतु’ (प्रातिपदिक)
शर्मन्shelter, protection, comfort
शर्मन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सचतेattends, accompanies, cleaves to
सचते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√सच् (सचते) ‘सह गच्छति/अनुगच्छति/सेवते’
सुषामणिO well-healing/beneficent one
सुषामणि:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + शामणि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘शामणि’ = शमन/शान्ति/आरोग्य-प्रद)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
तुभ्यम्to you
तुभ्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चिकित्वनाwith (your) wise one / as the wise (one)
चिकित्वना:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootचिकित्वन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘ज्ञानी/विवेकी’ < √चित्/√चिकित्स् ‘to perceive/know’)
इषण्याwith impulse/with eager striving
इषण्या:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootइषण्या (प्रातिपदिक; ‘प्रेरणा/आकाङ्क्षा/उत्साह’)
नःfor us / to us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुरूपम्many-formed, manifold
पुरुरूपम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु- + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards (us)
आ:
(क्रिया-विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भरbring!
भर:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भर) ‘to bear, bring’
वाजम्prize, strength, winning (booty)
वाजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
नेदिष्ठम्nearest, most immediate
नेदिष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनेदिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘nearer/nearest’—सुपरलेटिव)
ऊतयेfor help, for aid
ऊतये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक)
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