Rig Veda 8.102.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 102, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.102
Devata: Agni (linked functionally with Savitar and Bhaga)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ सवं सवितुर्यथा भगस्येव भुजिं हुवे । अग्निं समुद्रवाससम् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ saváṃ savitúr yáthā bhágasyeva bhujíṃ húve | agníṃ samudrá-vāsasam ||
Translation
Jak się wzywa natchnienie Swatara, jak się wzywa rozkosz Bhagi, tak ja wzywam Agniego, który przebywa w głębinach oceanu, Agniego jako budziciela prawego ruchu i rozdzielającego zachwyt.
Word by Word
आhither; forth (prefix ‘ā-’)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सवम्the pressing/impulsion (soma-pressing; rite)
सवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसव (प्रातिपदिक; √सू ‘to press/impel’ से ‘सव’ ‘pressing/impulsion’)
सवितुःof Savitṛ (the Impeller/Sun-god)
सवितुः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
यथाas; just as
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
भगस्यof Bhaga (the Dispenser/Lord of fortune)
भगस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootभग (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike; as if
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
भुजिम्share; portion; enjoyment
भुजिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभुजि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भुजि’ = ‘भोग/भाग/उपभोग्य-भाग’)
हुवेI invoke; I call
हुवे:
Kartā (अहं निहितः)
TypeVerb
Root√हू (जुहोत्यादि; ‘to call/invoke’)
अग्निम्Agni (Fire-god)
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
समुद्रवाससम्whose garment/dwelling is the ocean; ocean-clad
समुद्रवाससम्:
Karma (विशेषणम् ‘अग्निम्’)
TypeAdjective (epithet of Agni)
Rootसमुद्र-वासस् (समास; ‘समुद्र’ + ‘वासस्’)
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