Rig Veda 10.46.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 46, Mantra 7
Sukta 10.46
Devata: Agni (plural agnáyaḥ as his manifold flames/powers)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verse-level confirmation needed)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्याजरासो दमामरित्रा अर्चद्धूमासो अग्नयः पावकाः । श्वितीचयः श्वात्रासो भुरण्यवो वनर्षदो वायवो न सोमाः ॥
Transliteration
asyā́jarāso damā́m arítrā aŕcad-dhūmāso agnáyaḥ pāvakā́ḥ | śvitī́cayaḥ śvātrā́so bhuraṇyávo vanaṣádo vāyávo ná somā́ḥ ||
Translation
अस्याजराः अग्नयः दमस्य अमरित्राः; धूमैः अर्चन्तः पावकाः शुचयन्ति। श्वितीचयः श्वात्रासो भुरण्यवो वनर्षदः; वायव इव, सोमाः इव, सत्तामध्ये प्रवहन्ति।
Word by Word
अस्यof this (one/Agni)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अजरासःunaging, undecaying
अजरासः:
कर्तृ (as qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootअजरा- (प्रातिपदिक; a- + जरा ‘old age’)
दमामरित्राः(as) household steersmen/rowers (epithet)
दमामरित्राः:
कर्तृ (as qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootदमामरित्र- (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास, ‘house/seat + oar/boat’ → ‘having/using oars in the house’ i.e. ‘household rowers/steersmen’—epithet of fires)
अर्चत्shone, sang/praised (lit. ‘flashed/uttered’)
अर्चत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअर्च् (धातु)
धूमासःsmokes
धूमासः:
कर्तृ (co-subject with अग्नयः)
TypeNoun
Rootधूम- (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नयःfires (Agni-fires)
अग्नयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
पावकाःpurifying, bright
पावकाः:
कर्तृ (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootपावक- (प्रातिपदिक; from √पू ‘to purify’)
श्वितीचयःbright-flamed / white-shining
श्वितीचयः:
कर्तृ (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootश्वितीचय- (प्रातिपदिक; epithet, lit. ‘having white/bright flame/shine’)
श्वात्रासःstrong, vigorous (epithet)
श्वात्रासः:
कर्तृ (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootश्वात्र- (प्रातिपदिक; epithet, ‘strong/bright’)
भुरण्यवःswift, impetuous
भुरण्यवः:
कर्तृ (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootभुरण्यु- (प्रातिपदिक; epithet, ‘swift/impetuous’)
वनर्षदःforest-dwelling
वनर्षदः:
कर्तृ (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootवनर्षद्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वन’ + √ऋषद्/√सद् ‘to sit/dwell’ → ‘dwelling in the wood/forest’)
वायवःwinds
वायवः:
उपमान (in simile with न)
TypeNoun
Rootवायु- (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
सम्बन्ध (simile marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
सोमाःSoma-juices
सोमाः:
कर्तृ (appositional/secondary subject in simile)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
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