Rig Veda 8.60.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 60, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.60
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī (uncertain; needs metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अच्छा हि त्वा सहसः सूनो अङ्गिरः स्रुचश्चरन्त्यध्वरे । ऊर्जो नपातं घृतकेशमीमहेऽग्निं यज्ञेषु पूर्व्यम् ॥
Transliteration
ácchā hí tvā sahasaḥ sū́no aṅgiraḥ srúcaś cáranty adhvaré | ū́rjo nápātaṃ ghṛtákeśam īmahe ’gníṃ yajñéṣu pū́rvyam ||
Translation
まことに、力の子よ、アンギラスよ、祭儀においてスルチ（献酌の杓）は汝へと動きゆく。われらはアグニを求める――ウールジャ（滋養・活力）の子、澄明なるギーの光を髪とする者、諸祭における古き者を。
Word by Word
अच्छाtowards, hither
अच्छा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअञ्च् (अच्) / प्रातिपदिक: अच्छा (अव्यय)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात) अव्यय
त्वाyou (acc. sg.)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सहसःof might/power
सहसः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (नपुंसकलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)
सूनोO son
सूनो:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु (पुंलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)
अङ्गिरःO Aṅgiras (descendant of Aṅgiras)
अङ्गिरः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (proper) / Epithet
Rootअङ्गिरस् (ऋषि-नाम, पुंलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)
स्रुचःladles (sacrificial spoons)
स्रुचः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्रुच् (स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)
चरन्तिmove, go about
चरन्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
अध्वरेin the sacrifice/rite
अध्वरे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (पुंलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्जःof nourishment/strength
ऊर्जः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्ज् (स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)
नपातम्offspring, descendant
नपातम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनपात् (पुंलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)
घृतकेशम्having ghee as hair; ghee-maned
घृतकेशम्:
Karma (as qualifier of the object) / Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective (epithet) / Noun-epithet
Rootघृत-केश (बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समास प्रातिपदिक, पुंलिङ्ग)
ईमहेwe seek/implore, we worship
ईमहे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (याच्/इष्-सम्बद्ध स्तुत्यर्थक प्रयोग; वेदिक: ईम् + महे)
अग्निम्Agni (fire-god)
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (पुंलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञेषुin sacrifices
यज्ञेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (पुंलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्व्यम्ancient, primeval
पूर्व्यम्:
Karma (as qualifier of the object) / Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व्य (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक, पुंलिङ्ग) < पूर्व
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