Rig Veda 8.84.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 84, Mantra 1

Sukta 8.84

Devata: Agni

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्रेष्ठं वो अतिथिं स्तुषे मित्रमिव प्रियम् । अग्निं रथं न वेद्यम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 8.84.1

Transliteration

préṣṭhaṃ vo áti-thiṃ stuṣé mitrám-iva priyám | agníṃ ráthaṃ na védyam ||

Translation

Chwalę dla was najdroższego Gościa, umiłowanego jak przyjaciel, Agnie, jak rydwan godny poznania i używania w podróży ofiary wewnątrz.

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• प्रेष्ठम्: most dear, dearest
• प्रेष्ठम्: कर्म (object-complement/apposition to ‘अतिथिम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेष्ठ (प्रि- ‘to love’ > प्रिय; superlative stem प्रेष्ठ)

• वः: for you; of you
• वः: सम्प्रदान (for you) / सम्बन्ध (of you) (contextual)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (2nd person pronoun)

• अतिथिम्: guest
• अतिथिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिथि (prātipadika)

• स्तुषे: I praise
• स्तुषे: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (स्तवने ‘to praise’)

• मित्रम्: a friend; Mitra
• मित्रम्: उपमान (in simile with ‘इव’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (prātipadika)

• इव: like, as
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• प्रियम्: dear, beloved
• प्रियम्: कर्म (object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (prātipadika)

• अग्निम्: Agni (fire-god)
• अग्निम्: कर्म (apposition to ‘अतिथिम्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (prātipadika)

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: उपमान (in simile with ‘न’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (prātipadika)

• न: like, as
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• वेद्यम्: to be known/recognized; worthy of notice
• वेद्यम्: कर्म-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective (gerundive)
• Root: √विद् (वेदने/ज्ञाने ‘to know’) > वेद्य (gerundive/necessitative adjective)