Rig Veda 8.27.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 27, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.27
Devata: Agni as leader; Varuṇa/Ādityas; Maruts
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र सू न एत्वध्वरोऽग्ना देवेषु पूर्व्यः । आदित्येषु प्र वरुणे धृतव्रते मरुत्सु विश्वभानुषु ॥
Transliteration
prá sū́ na etv adhvaró ’gnā́ devéṣu pū́rvyaḥ | ādityéṣu prá váruṇe dhṛtávrate marútsu viśvábhānuṣu ||
Translation
Let our sacrifice go forward, led by Agni, ancient among the gods; forward among the Ādityas, forward to Varuṇa of the steadfast law, forward among the Maruts of all-illumining radiance.
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
सुःindeed, surely
सुः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसुः (enclitic particle)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (possessive/genitival)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
एतुlet (him/it) go/come
एतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइ (एति)
अध्वरःthe sacrifice, ritual
अध्वरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (prātipadika)
अग्नौin/unto Agni
अग्नौ:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
पूर्व्यःancient, primeval
पूर्व्यः:
कर्तृ (agreeing with अध्वरः)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व्य (adj. from पूर्व)
आदित्येषुamong the Ādityas
आदित्येषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
वरुणेin/unto Varuṇa
वरुणे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootवरुण
धृतव्रतेin the steadfast-vowed (Varuṇa)
धृतव्रते:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootधृत-व्रत (kṛdanta compound)
मरुत्सुamong the Maruts
मरुत्सु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत्
विश्वभानुषुamong the all-radiant ones
विश्वभानुषु:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective/Noun (epithet)
Rootविश्व-भानु (compound)
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