Rig Veda 8.74.7: Mandala 8, Sukta 74, Mantra 7
Sukta 8.74
Devata: Agni (Atithi)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इयं ते नव्यसी मतिरग्ने अधाय्यस्मदा । मन्द्र सुजात सुक्रतोऽमूर दस्मातिथे ॥
Transliteration
iyáṃ te návyasī matír agne ádhāyy asmadā́ | mandrá sujāta sukrato ’mūra dásmātithe ||
Translation
This newest thought of ours has been set in you, O Agni. O rapturous one, well-born, of luminous will—unbewildered, wondrous Guest—come near.
Word by Word
इयम्this (f.)
इयम्:
कर्तृ (वाक्य-विषयः) / विशेष्य
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेyour (of you)
ते:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) — स्वामि/सम्बन्धी
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नव्यसीnewest / ever-new
नव्यसी:
विशेषणम् (इयम्/मतिः)
TypeAdjective
Rootनव्य (प्रातिपदिक) < नव (PIE *néwos)
मतिःthought, hymn, intention
मतिः:
कर्तृ (इयम् … मतिः) / विषयः
TypeNoun
Rootमति (प्रातिपदिक) < √मन् (मनुते/मन्यते) ‘to think’
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) < अग्नि- ‘fire’
अधायिhas been placed / has been set
अधायि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धा (दधाति) ‘to place, set’
अस्मत्from us
अस्मत्:
अपादान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, unto
आ:
क्रियाविशेषण (दिशा/सम्प्राप्ति)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
मन्द्रO gladdening/pleasant one
मन्द्र:
सम्बोधन (अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootमन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) < √मन्द् ‘to be glad/pleasant’
सुजातO well-born
सुजात:
सम्बोधन (अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootसु-जात (प्रातिपदिक) < √जन् ‘to be born’
सुक्रतोO of good resolve/wise
सुक्रतो:
सम्बोधन (अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootसु-क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक) ‘good resolve/power’
अमूरthat (yonder) one
अमूर:
कर्तृ/विशेष्य (अग्निः/अतिथिः इत्यर्थे)
TypePronoun/Adjectival pronoun
Rootअमूर (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; Vedic demonstrative, ‘that/this yonder’)
दस्मO wondrous one
दस्म:
सम्बोधन (अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootदस्म (प्रातिपदिक) ‘wondrous, mighty’
अतिथेO guest (of the house)
अतिथे:
सम्बोधन (अग्नेः)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअतिथि (प्रातिपदिक) ‘guest’
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