Rig Veda 8.69.18: Mandala 8, Sukta 69, Mantra 18

Sukta 8.69

Devata: Indra (contextual), with strong ritual-psychological emphasis on prepared offering-field

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (explicitly referenced)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अनु प्रत्नस्यौकसः प्रियमेधास एषाम् । पूर्वामनु प्रयतिं वृक्तबर्हिषो हितप्रयस आशत ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 8.69.18

Transliteration

ánu pratnásyáukasáḥ priyá-medhāsa eṣām | pū́rvām ánu práyatiṁ vṛktá-barhiṣo hitá-prayasa ā́śata ||

Translation

Mengikuti kediaman purba (tempat yang kekal), para pencari-wawasan yang dikasihi ini bergerak. Mereka mencapai gerak maju yang terdahulu, yang asal—mereka yang telah merapikan rumput persembahan dan menata tenaga mereka dengan tertib benar.

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• अनु: after, along, according to
• अनु: Adhikaraṇa (क्रियाविशेषण-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• प्रत्नस्य: of the ancient/primeval
• प्रत्नस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive: of)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)

• ओकसः: of the dwelling/house, abode
• ओकसः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive: of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओकस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रियमेधासः: the Priyamedhas (a seer-family), those of dear wisdom
• प्रियमेधासः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: प्रियमेध (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास)

• एषाम्: of these/of them
• एषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive: of them)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पूर्वाम्: the former/earlier
• पूर्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनु: after, following
• अनु: Adhikaraṇa (क्रियाविशेषण-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• प्रयतिम्: the effort/advance, the course/going forth
• प्रयतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-यति (प्रातिपदिक; √यत् ‘to strive/prepare’ से)

• वृक्तबर्हिषः: (they) whose sacrificial grass is strewn/plucked
• वृक्तबर्हिषः: Kartā (सम्बोधन/विशेषण-रूपेण कर्तृसम्बन्धः)
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: वृक्त-बर्हिस् (समास; वृक्त ‘plucked/cut’ + बर्हिस् ‘sacrificial grass’)

• हितप्रयसः: (they) having the offering set/placed
• हितप्रयसः: Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण)
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: हित-प्रयस् (समास; हित ‘placed/arranged’ + प्रयस् ‘offering/refreshment’)

• आशत: they reached/attained
• आशत: क्रिया (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धः: they attained)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अश् (अश्नुते/अश्नोति ‘to reach, attain’)