Rig Veda 1.45.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 45, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.45
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ त्वा विप्रा अचुच्यवुः सुतसोमा अभि प्रयः । बृहद्भा बिभ्रतो हविरग्ने मर्ताय दाशुषे ॥
Transliteration
ā́ tvā viprā́ acucyavúḥ sutásomā abhí práyaḥ | bṛhád bhā́ bibhrató havír agne mártāya dāśúṣe ||
Translation
Ku Tobie widzący skierowali się, wyciskając Somę, niosąc ofiarę i szerokie światło. O Agni, dla śmiertelnika, który daje, stań się lśniącym pośrednikiem: niech ogromna jasność będzie utrzymana w akcie ofiarowania.
Word by Word
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वद्)
विप्राःinspired priests, seers
विप्राः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अचुच्यवुःhave stirred/moved (towards), have set in motion
अचुच्यवुः:
Kartā (with विप्राः)
TypeVerb
Rootच्यु (धातु) + अ (augment) ; reduplicated perfect
सुतसोमाःhaving pressed Soma; Soma-pressers
सुतसोमाः:
Kartā (apposition to विप्राः)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसुतसोम (प्रातिपदिक) < सुत + सोम
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (upasarga/avyaya)
प्रयःrefreshment, offering, nourishment
प्रयः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहद्भाःof great radiance, widely shining
बृहद्भाः:
Kartā (in sense: Agni as addressed)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootबृहद्भा (प्रातिपदिक) < बृहत् + भा
बिभ्रतःof (him) bearing, carrying
बिभ्रतः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeParticiple
Rootभृ (धातु) → बिभ्रत् (present active participle)
हविःoblation
हविः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्तायfor the mortal
मर्ताय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
दाशुषेfor the worshipper/giver (the pious offerer)
दाशुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeParticiple (used as noun)
Rootदाश्वांस्/दाशुष् (PPP/participle base from √दाश्/√दश् ‘to worship, give’)
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