Rig Veda 1.19.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 19, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.19
Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva
Devata: Agni with the Maruts
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ ये तन्वन्ति रश्मिभिस्तिरः समुद्रमोजसा । मरुद्भिरग्न आ गहि ॥
Transliteration
ā́ yé tanvánti raśmíbhis tiráḥ samudrám ójasā | marúdbhir agne ā́ gáhi ||
Translation
हे अग्ने, मरुद्भिः सह आगच्छ—ये ओजसा समुद्रं तिरः रश्मिभिः तन्वन्ति; ते विशालतायां दीप्ततन्तूनिव किरणान् वितन्वन्ति, बलात् चोर्ध्वज्योतिषं अधःसत्तया संयोजयन्ति।
Word by Word
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga) / ā (avyaya)
येwho (they)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
तन्वन्तिthey stretch / extend
तन्वन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootतन् (धातु) ‘to stretch, extend’
रश्मिभिःwith rays; with reins
रश्मिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरश्मि (prātipadika)
तिरःacross; beyond; through
तिरः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिरस् (avyaya)
समुद्रम्the ocean
समुद्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (prātipadika)
ओजसाwith strength; by might
ओजसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootओजस् (prātipadika)
मरुद्भिःwith the Maruts
मरुद्भिः:
Sahakāraka (Karaṇa/association) / सह
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (prātipadika)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
आhither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga) / ā (avyaya)
गहिcome
गहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) ‘to go, come’
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