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Rig Veda 10.87.9: Mandala 10, Sukta 87, Mantra 9

Sukta 10.87

Devata: Agni (protector of yajña; leader toward the Vasus)

तीक्ष्णेनाग्ने चक्षुषा रक्ष यज्ञं प्राञ्चं वसुभ्यः प्र णय प्रचेतः । हिंस्रं रक्षांस्यभि शोशुचानं मा त्वा दभन्यातुधाना नृचक्षः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.87.9

tīkṣṇénāgne cákṣuṣā rakṣa yajñáṃ prā́ñcaṃ vásubhyaḥ prá naya prácetaḥ | hiṃsráṃ rakṣā́ṃsy abhí śóśucānaṃ mā́ tvā dabhan yātu-dhā́nā nṛ-cákṣaḥ ||

Dengan mata-Mu yang tajam, wahai Agni, peliharalah yajña; pimpinlah ia ke hadapan para Vasu, wahai yang berpengetahuan jernih. Menyala-lah melawan kuasa-kuasa perosak yang ganas; jangan biarkan yātudhāna memperdaya-Mu, wahai nṛcákṣas.

तीक्ष्णेनwith sharp (power)
तीक्ष्णेन:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootतीक्ष्ण- (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
चक्षुषाwith (your) eye, with sight
चक्षुषा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
रक्षprotect
रक्ष:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष् (धातु)
यज्ञम्the sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ- (प्रातिपदिक)
प्राञ्चम्forward-facing, directed onward
प्राञ्चम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राञ्च्/प्राञ्च- (प्रातिपदिक)
वसुभ्यःto/for the Vasus
वसुभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवसु- (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
(क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
नयlead, conduct
नय:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootनी (धातु; नयति)
प्रचेतःO far-seeing/wise one
प्रचेतः:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootप्रचेतस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
हिंस्रम्harmful, violent
हिंस्रम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootहिंस्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
रक्षांसिdemonic beings, harmful spirits
रक्षांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिagainst, upon
अभि:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
शोशुचानम्blazing, fiercely burning
शोशुचानम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple
Rootशुच् (धातु) → शोशुच् (द्विरुक्त/तीव्रार्थक-प्रयोग) वर्तमानकाले कृदन्ताधारः
माdo not
मा:
(निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
दभन्let (them) not deceive/overpower
दभन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदभ् (धातु)
यातुधानाःthe Yātudhānas (sorcerer-demons)
यातुधानाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयातुधान- (प्रातिपदिक)
नृचक्षःO man-seeing one, watcher of men
नृचक्षः:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootनृचक्षस्- (प्रातिपदिक)

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