Rig Veda 8.75.13: Mandala 8, Sukta 75, Mantra 13
Sukta 8.75
Rishi: Unknown/uncertain.
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (requires verification).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अन्यमस्मद्भिया इयमग्ने सिषक्तु दुच्छुना । वर्धा नो अमवच्छवः ॥
Transliteration
anyám asmádbhiyā́ iyám agne síṣaktu ducchúnā | várdhā no ámavac chávaḥ ||
Translation
हे अग्ने, भीतीने प्रेरित ही दुच्छुना—हा दुष्चलन—आमच्यापासून दूर होऊन दुसऱ्याकडे जाऊन लागो. आमच्यासाठी अमवत्त्—बल व सहनशक्तीने समृद्ध—तेज वाढव.
Word by Word
अन्यम्another; someone else
अन्यम्:
Karma (गन्तव्य/प्राप्तव्य-वस्तु; ‘अन्यं’ = ‘अन्यत्र/अन्यं जनम्’)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मत्of us; our
अस्मत्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अधिकार-निर्देश; ‘our’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भियाwith fear; by fear
भिया:
Karaṇa (हेतु/साधन; ‘by/with fear’)
TypeNoun
Rootभी (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक; ‘fear’)
इयम्this (she/this one)
इयम्:
Kartā (कर्ता)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
सिषक्तुmay (she/it) attach/cleave; may it be joined
सिषक्तु:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootससज्/सञ्ज् (धातु; Vedic: सिषक्ति ‘attaches/joins’; आदेश-लकार)
दुच्छुनाwith evil harm; with mischief
दुच्छुना:
Karaṇa/Hetu (जिससे/जिसके कारण; ‘with evil harm’)
TypeNoun
Rootदुच्छुना (प्रातिपदिक; ‘evil harm/mischief’, Vedic)
वर्धाःincrease; make grow
वर्धाः:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया; संबोधित कर्ता = अग्नि)
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु)
नःfor us
नः:
Sampradāna (हित/लाभ-प्राप्ति; ‘for us’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अमवत्possessing strength; mighty
अमवत्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; ‘strong/mighty’)
TypeAdjective
Rootअमवत् (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; अम ‘strength’ + -वत् ‘possessing’)
शवःstrength; might
शवः:
Karma (वर्धाः इत्यस्य कर्म; ‘increase strength’)
TypeNoun
Rootशवस्/शवः (प्रातिपदिक; ‘strength, might’)
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