Rig Veda 1.79.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 79, Mantra 8

Sukta 1.79

Rishi: Gotama Rāhūgaṇa (Gautama)

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Gāyatrī

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ नो अग्ने रयिं भर सत्रासाहं वरेण्यम् । विश्वासु पृत्सु दुष्टरम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.79.8

Transliteration

ā́ no agne rayím bhara satrā-sā́haṃ váreṇyam | víśvāsu pṛtsú duṣṭáram ||

Translation

Bring to us, O Agni, the rayi—fullness of being—victorious in the continual battle, worthy to be chosen, hard to overcome in all conflicts.

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Word by Word

• आ: hither, towards (to us)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• नः: to us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (pronoun stem)

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: Sambodhana (addressed deity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि- (prātipadika)

• रयिम्: wealth, bounty
• रयिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रयि- (prātipadika)

• भर: bring, bear
• भर: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भृ (भरणे) / bhṛ

• सत्रासाहम्: ever-victorious, conquering in all encounters
• सत्रासाहम्: Karma (qualifier of the object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्रा-साह- (prātipadika; ‘satrā’ + ‘sāha’ from √सह ‘to conquer/endure’)

• वरेण्यम्: choice-worthy, excellent
• वरेण्यम्: Karma (qualifier of the object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरेण्य- (prātipadika; gerundive/derivative from √वृ ‘to choose’)

• विश्वासु: in all
• विश्वासु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: विश्व- (prātipadika)

• पृत्सु: battles, contests
• पृत्सु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृत्- / पृत्स्- (prātipadika; ‘battle, contest’)

• दुष्टरम्: hard to overcome, invincible
• दुष्टरम्: Karma (qualifier of the object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्टर- (prātipadika; दु- + √तॄ/√तॄ ‘to cross/overcome’ → ‘hard to overcome’)