Rig Veda 8.43.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 43, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.43
Devata: Agni (plural agnayaḥ as manifestations)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
हरयो धूमकेतवो वातजूता उप द्यवि । यतन्ते वृथगग्नयः ॥
Transliteration
hárayo dhūmá-ketavo vā́ta-jūtā́ úpa dyávi | yátante vṛ́thag agnáyaḥ ||
Translation
Tawny flames with smoke as their banner, driven by the Wind, strive upward toward the heaven; the many fires labor each in its own way—powers of ascent in the being.
Word by Word
हरयःthe tawny (horses/steeds)
हरयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहरि-
धूमकेतवःsmoke-bannered ones (flame/smoke-crested)
धूमकेतवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootधूमकेतु-
वातजूताःwind-driven / sped by the wind
वातजूताः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootवात-जूत- (√जु/जव् ‘to speed, impel’ → जूत ‘impelled’)
उपtowards, up to
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप
द्यविin/unto the sky
द्यवि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ-
यतन्तेthey strive / press on
यतन्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√यत् (यतते) ‘to strive, exert’
वृथक्separately, apart
वृथक्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवृथक्
अग्नयःfires
अग्नयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
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