Rig Veda 8.11.9: Mandala 8, Sukta 11, Mantra 9
Sukta 8.11
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
समत्स्वग्निमवसे वाजयन्तो हवामहे । वाजेषु चित्रराधसम् ॥
Transliteration
samátsv agním ávase vājayánto havāmahe | vā́jēṣu citrá-rādhasam ||
Translation
ಸಮರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ, ಬಲದ ಸಮೃದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ಬಯಸುತ್ತಾ ನಾವು ರಕ್ಷಣಾರ್ಥ ಅಗ್ನಿಯನ್ನು ಆವಾಹಿಸುತ್ತೇವೆ—ವಿಜಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಸಾಧನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ವಿಚಿತ್ರ ದಾನಗಳನ್ನೊಳಗೊಂಡ ಅಗ್ನಿಯನ್ನು।
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स॒मत्सुin the battles / in the conflicts
स॒मत्सु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootसमत्सु (प्रातिपदिक: समत्स् < सम्+अत्स्/अतस् ‘संघर्ष/युद्ध’)
अ॒ग्निम्Agni (the fire-god)
अ॒ग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अव॑सेfor help / for protection
अव॑से:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक: अवस् ‘help, protection’)
वा॒ज॒यन्तःseeking/winning prizes; striving for strength
वा॒ज॒यन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootवाजय् (धातु: वाजय्/वाजयति ‘to make strong, to win/seek prizes’; caus./denom. from वाज ‘prize, strength’)
हवामहेwe invoke / we call
हवामहे:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootह्वे (धातु: √ह्वे ‘to call, invoke’)
वाजेषुin the prizes/contests; in the gains
वाजेषु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक: वाज ‘prize, strength’)
चित्रराधसम्having splendid bounty / of brilliant gifts
चित्रराधसम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootचित्र-राधस् (समास; प्रातिपदिक: चित्र ‘bright, splendid, manifold’ + राधस् ‘bounty, gift, wealth’)
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