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Rig Veda 6.16.25: Mandala 6, Sukta 16, Mantra 25

Sukta 6.16

Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (hymn-level; verse appears as a Triṣṭubh pāda-structure though transmitted here in a compact form)

वस्वी ते अग्ने संदृष्टिरिषयते मर्त्याय । ऊर्जो नपादमृतस्य ॥

vasvī́ te agne saṃdṛ́ṣṭir iṣayate martyā́ya | ūrjó napād amṛ́tasya ||

Wahai Agni, penglihatanmu yang kaya dan bercahaya mendesak maju bagi insan fana, wahai Putra daripada Daya Kelimpahan yang abadi.

वस्वीःbright/wealth-bringing (fem.), splendid
वस्वीः:
Kartā (वाक्ये ‘संदृष्टिः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक) / वस्वी (स्त्री. विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you/your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of you’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
संदृष्टिःappearance/vision, manifestation
संदृष्टिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसम् + √दृश् (दर्शन) → संदृष्टि (स्त्री. भाव/कर्म-नाम)
इषयतेimpels/presses forward, hastens
इषयते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√इष् (इष गतौ/इच्छायाम्; वैदिके ‘प्रेरणे/वेगे’)
मर्त्यायfor the mortal
मर्त्याय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्जःof nourishment/strength
ऊर्जः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्ज्/ऊर्जा (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक; ‘strength, nourishment’)
नपात्offspring/son (epithet: ‘child of …’)
नपात्:
Kartā/सम्बोधनार्थक-विशेषण (अग्नेः उपाधि)
TypeNoun
Rootनपात् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘offspring/son’)
अमृतस्यof the immortal/ambrosia
अमृतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)

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