Rig Veda 8.75.11: Mandala 8, Sukta 75, Mantra 11
Sukta 8.75
Rishi: Unknown/uncertain.
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (requires verification).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कुवित्सु नो गविष्टयेऽग्ने संवेषिषो रयिम् । उरुकृदुरु णस्कृधि ॥
Transliteration
kuvít su no gáv-iṣṭaye'gne saṃvéṣiṣo rayím | urú-kṛd urú naḥ kṛdhi ||
Translation
അഗ്നേ, ഞങ്ങളുടെ ഗവിഷ്ടയേ—കിരണങ്ങളുടെ അന്വേഷത്തിനായി—ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് റയി (സമൃദ്ധി) യെ സത്യമായും സമാഹരിക്കുമോ? ഹേ ഉരുകൃത്, ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് വിശാലവും സ്വതന്ത്രവുമായ ഒരു മണ്ഡലം സൃഷ്ടിക്കണമേ.
Word by Word
कुवित्perhaps? / is it possible?
कुवित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकु (प्रश्नार्थक-प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय) + वित् (निपात) → कुवित्
सुindeed / well
सु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (निपात)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
गविष्टयेfor the quest for cattle / for winning cows
गविष्टये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootगविष्टि- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘गवेषणा/युद्धे गवां प्राप्तिः’)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि-
संवेषिषःwill you (indeed) bestow/bring together (for us)?
संवेषिषः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√विष्/वेष् (वेष्/विष् ‘प्रवेशने/सेवने/प्राप्तौ’), उपसर्ग: सम्
रयिम्wealth / treasure
रयिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरयि-
उरुकृत्wide-making / far-working
उरुकृत्:
विशेषण (अग्नेः)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootउरु- + √कृ (कृदन्त; ‘making wide/bringing broadness’)
उरुwidely / abundantly
उरु:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootउरु-
णःto us
णः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (एन्क्लिटिक रूप: नः/णः)
कृधिdo / make (it)!
कृधि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे), आदेश: कृधि
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