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Rig Veda 8.23.17: Mandala 8, Sukta 23, Mantra 17

Sukta 8.23

Rishi: Uśanā Kāvya (mentioned as installer); present hymn’s rishi attribution not fully determined from provided data
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

उशना काव्यस्त्वा नि होतारमसादयत् । आयजिं त्वा मनवे जातवेदसम् ॥

uśánā kāvyás tvā ni hótāram asādayat | āyájiṃ tvā mánave jātávedasam ||

ഉശനാ കാവ്യൻ നിന്നെ ഹോതാ—ആഹ്വാനക പുരോഹിതൻ—ആയി ഇരുത്തി; മനുവിന്നായി നിന്നെ ആയജി—സത്യ യജ്ഞകർത്താവ്—ആക്കി, ഹേ ജാതവേദസ്, സർവജന്മങ്ങളുടെ ജ്ഞാതാവേ, മനുഷ്യൻ ആഹുതിയിൽ ശരിയായി നയിക്കപ്പെടുവാൻ.

उशनाUśanā (Uśanas/Kavi Uśanas)
उशना:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootउशनस् (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषिनाम)
काव्यःthe Kāvya (descendant/poet of the Kavi lineage)
काव्यः:
कर्तृ (उशनाः का॒व्यः = ‘Uśanā, the Kāvya’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootकाव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou (acc.)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
निdown; into position
नि:
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
होतारम्the Hotar (invoking priest)
होतारम्:
कर्म (असादयत्)
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
असादयत्he seated/installed
असादयत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसद् (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग) → आ-√सद्
आयजिम्worthy of worship/sacrifice
आयजिम्:
कर्म (त्वा)
TypeAdjective
Rootआयजि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘यज्ञ-योग्य/यजनीय’)
त्वाyou (acc.)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मनवेfor Manu
मनवे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootमनु (प्रातिपदिक)
जातवेदसम्Jātavedas (Agni, ‘knower of births/creatures’)
जातवेदसम्:
कर्म (त्वा)
TypeNoun/Epithet
Rootजातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)

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