Rig Veda 8.72.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 72, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.72
Devata: Ritual action centered on the Adhvaryu (and implicitly Agni/yajña)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
हविष्कृणुध्वमा गमदध्वर्युर्वनते पुनः । विद्वाँ अस्य प्रशासनम् ॥
Transliteration
havíṣ kṛṇudhvam ā́ gamad adhvaryúr vanate púnaḥ | vidvā́n asya praśā́sanam ||
Translation
ഹവിഷ് ഒരുക്കുവിൻ; അധ്വര്യു വീണ്ടും മുന്നോട്ടു വരികയും വിജയം നേടികയും ചെയ്യട്ടെ. അവന്റെ വിധി/ആജ്ഞ അറിയുന്നവൻ, യജ്ഞകർമ്മത്തിന്റെ ശരിയായ നിയമപ്രകാരം നടക്കുന്നു.
Word by Word
हविःoblation, offering
हविः:
कर्म (यज्ञकर्मणि ‘offering’ as the object) / (contextually: the offered oblation)
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक) < √हु (जुहोति ‘to offer, sacrifice’)
कृणुध्वम्make, prepare (you all)!
कृणुध्वम्:
(क्रियापद) — कर्ता: ‘यूयम्’ (अध्यर्यवः/यजमानपक्षः) implied
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करोति)
आhither, towards (us)
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषण) गमनस्य दिशाबोधकः
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
गमत्let (him) come
गमत्:
(क्रियापद) — कर्ता: ‘अध्वर्युः’
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गच्छति)
अध्वर्युःthe Adhvaryu priest
अध्वर्युः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर्यु (प्रातिपदिक) < अध्वर (‘यज्ञ’) + यु (कर्तृवाचक)
वनतेwins, obtains
वनते:
(क्रियापद) — कर्ता: ‘अध्वर्युः’
TypeVerb
Root√वन् (वनोति/वनते ‘to win, obtain’)
पुनःagain, back
पुनः:
(क्रियाविशेषण) पुनरावृत्तिबोधकः
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
विद्वान्knowing, wise
विद्वान्:
कर्तृ (कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootविद्वस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < √विद् (‘to know’) ; क्त्वसु/वत्-प्रत्यय (perfect participial base)
अस्यof him/this (one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रशासनम्command, ordinance, rule
प्रशासनम्:
कर्म (विद्वान्—‘knowing’ what?)
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-शासन (प्रातिपदिक) < √शास् (‘to command, rule’) + प्र-
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