Rig Veda 6.16.8: Mandala 6, Sukta 16, Mantra 8
Sukta 6.16
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 6.16)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तव प्र यक्षि संदृशमुत क्रतुं सुदानवः । विश्वे जुषन्त कामिनः ॥
Transliteration
táva prá yakṣi saṃ-dṛ́śam utá krátuṃ su-dā́navaḥ | víśve juṣanta kā́minaḥ ||
Translation
Manifesta o teu poder de visão clara e a tua vontade eficaz, ó Agni; que todos os doadores generosos, desejosos do cumprimento, nisso se deleitem e sejam harmonizados pela tua chama.
Word by Word
तवof you / your
तव:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
यक्षिworship! / offer sacrifice!
यक्षि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootयज् (धातु)
संदृशम्the sight/vision; the meeting/appearance
संदृशम्:
कर्म (object of यक्षि)
TypeNoun (abstract/quality)
Rootसंदृश् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दर्शन/समानदर्शन’)
उतand also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
क्रतुम्resolve, power of will; ritual skill/plan
क्रतुम्:
कर्म (object coordinated with संदृशम्)
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
सुदानवःthe good-givers / generous ones
सुदानवः:
कर्तृ (subject of जुषन्त)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसु-दानु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘good-giving’)
विश्वेall (of them)
विश्वे:
कर्तृ (subject of जुषन्त; in apposition with सुदानवः)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
जुषन्तthey enjoy/accept/favour
जुषन्त:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootजुष् (धातु)
कामिनःdesirers, lovers (of it/you)
कामिनः:
कर्तृ (predicate/apposition to the subject: ‘as desirers’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootकामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
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