Rig Veda 8.19.22: Mandala 8, Sukta 19, Mantra 22
Sukta 8.19
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तिग्मजम्भाय तरुणाय राजते प्रयो गायस्यग्नये । यः पिंशते सूनृताभिः सुवीर्यमग्निर्घृतेभिराहुतः ॥
Transliteration
tigmá-jambhāya tarúṇāya rājate práyo gāyasy agnáye | yáḥ piṃśáte sūnṛ́tābhiḥ su-vī́ryam agnír ghṛtébhir āhútaḥ ||
Translation
ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣ-ಜಂಭನಾದ, ಸದಾ ಯೌವನವಂತನಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸುವ ಅಗ್ನಿಗಾಗಿ ಗಾನದ ಪ್ರೇರಿತ ಅರ್ಪಣ-ಉತ್ಸಾಹವನ್ನು ಹಾಡಿರಿ. ಯಾರು ಸೂನೃತಾ—ಸತ್ಯವಾಣಿಗಳಿಂದ—ಸುವೀರ್ಯ, ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ವೀರಬಲವನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುತ್ತಾನೋ; ಘೃತದಿಂದ ಆಹುತಿಗೊಂಡ ಅಗ್ನಿ.
Word by Word
ति॒ग्म-ज॑म्भायto the sharp-jawed (Agni)
ति॒ग्म-ज॑म्भाय:
सम्प्रदान (देवता-सम्बन्धः; ‘अग्नये’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootति॒ग्म (प्रा.) + ज॑म्भ (प्रा.)
त॒रु॑णायto the youthful
त॒रु॑णाय:
सम्प्रदान (अग्नये विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootत॒रु॑ण (प्रा.)
राज॑तेshines / is resplendent
राज॑ते:
क्रिया (वाक्यस्य मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√राज् (दीप्तौ/शोभायाम्)
प्रयःthe offering / nourishment
प्रयः:
कर्तृ (राजते इत्यस्य कर्तृ; ‘प्रयः … राजते’)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रयस् (प्रा.)
गायस्यof the singer
गायस्य:
सम्बन्ध (प्रयः इत्यस्य; ‘of the singer/chanter’)
TypeNoun
Rootगाय (प्रा.)
अग्नयेto Agni
अग्नये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रा.)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (पिंशते इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
पिं॒शते॑adorns / fashions
पिं॒शते॑:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पिश् (अलङ्कारे/संस्कार/मर्दने; ‘to adorn, fashion, form’)
सू॒नृता॑भिःwith true/pleasant words (truths)
सू॒नृता॑भिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसू॒नृता (प्रा.)
सु॒वीर्य॑म्good heroism / splendid strength
सु॒वीर्य॑म्:
कर्म (पिंशते इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootसु-वीर्य (प्रा.)
अ॒ग्निःAgni
अ॒ग्निः:
कर्तृ (आहुतः इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रा.)
घृ॒तेभिःwith ghee (clarified butter)
घृ॒तेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रा.)
आ-हु॑तःhaving been offered/invoked
आ-हु॑तः:
क्रिया/विशेषण (अग्निः—आहुतः)
TypeKṛdanta (past passive participle)
Rootआ-√हु (हवने; ‘to invoke/offer’)
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Chanting Notes
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