Rig Veda 8.43.25: Mandala 8, Sukta 43, Mantra 25
Sukta 8.43
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निं विश्वायुवेपसं मर्यं न वाजिनं हितम् । सप्तिं न वाजयामसि ॥
Transliteration
agním viśvā́yu-vepasaṃ máryaṃ na vā́jinaṃ hitám | saptíṃ na vājayāmasi ||
Translation
Agni—stirring with all life-breaths, set for our good—is like a youthful champion, like a giver of plenitude of force; we urge him on like a racing steed toward victory.
Word by Word
अग्निम्Agni (as the object of praise/invocation)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वायुवेपसम्having all-life(-giving) trembling/impelling might (epithet of Agni)
विश्वायुवेपसम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (compound epithet)
Rootविश्वायु- + वेपस्- (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
मर्यम्a young man, a hero
मर्यम्:
कर्म (उपमान-पद; न-उपमा)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-अव्यय)
वाजिनम्a prize-winner; swift/strong one
वाजिनम्:
कर्म (उपमान-पद; न-उपमा)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाजिन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
हितम्set/placed; appointed; beneficial
हितम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√धा (धातु) → हित (कृदन्त; क्त)
सप्तिम्a steed, horse
सप्तिम्:
कर्म (उपमान-पद; न-उपमा)
TypeNoun
Rootसप्ति- (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-अव्यय)
वाजयामसिwe make (him) win; we strengthen for the prize / we speed on
वाजयामसि:
कर्तृ (वयं)
TypeVerb
Root√वाजय् (नामधातु/धातु; ‘वाजं करोत्/प्रापयति’)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.