Rig Veda 8.102.7: Mandala 8, Sukta 102, Mantra 7
Sukta 8.102
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निं वो वृधन्तमध्वराणां पुरूतमम् । अच्छा नप्त्रे सहस्वते ॥
Transliteration
agníṁ vo vṛdhántam adhvarā́ṇāṁ purūtámam | ácchā nápṭre sáhasvate ||
Translation
അധ്വരങ്ങളിൽ (യജ്ഞയാത്രയിൽ) നിരന്തരം വളരുന്നവനും പ്രവർത്തികളിൽ അത്യന്തം സമൃദ്ധനുമായ അഗ്നിയെ ഞാൻ നിങ്ങള്ക്കായി ആഹ്വാനിക്കുന്നു; നേരെ വരുവിൻ—സഹസ്വന്ത നപ്തൃ, ആ മഹാശക്തിയുള്ള സന്താനത്തിങ്കലേക്ക്.
Word by Word
अग्निम्Agni (as object of praise/invocation)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
वःfor you / to you (O you all)
वः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम)
वृधन्तम्growing; increasing; most thriving
वृधन्तम्:
कर्म (अग्निम्-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootवृध् (धातु) → वृधन्त्- (वर्तमान कृदन्त/शतृ)
अध्वराणाम्of the sacrifices/rituals
अध्वराणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर- (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरूतमम्most abundant; very much (the most)
पुरूतमम्:
कर्म (अग्निम्-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु- (प्रातिपदिक) + तमप् (तम) सुपरलेटिव
अच्छाtowards; hither
अच्छा:
अधिकरण/दिशा (गति-निर्देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा (अव्यय)
नप्त्रेto the grandson/descendant (epithet of Agni)
नप्त्रे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootनप्तृ- (प्रातिपदिक)
सहस्वतेto the mighty one; to him who has strength
सहस्वते:
सम्प्रदान (नप्त्रे-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (used as epithet)
Rootसहस्-वत् (प्रातिपदिक: ‘possessing might’)
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