Rig Veda 10.88.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 88, Mantra 3
Sukta 10.88
Devata: Agni (radiant expander of the worlds)
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; needs confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
देवेभिर्न्विषितो यज्ञियेभिरग्निं स्तोषाण्यजरं बृहन्तम् । यो भानुना पृथिवीं द्यामुतेमामाततान रोदसी अन्तरिक्षम् ॥
Transliteration
devebhir nv iṣito yajñiyebhir agniṃ stoṣāṇy ajaraṃ bṛhantam | yo bhānunā pṛthivīṃ dyām utemām ātatāna rodasī antarikṣam ||
Translation
देवेभिर्न्विषितो यज्ञियेभिरहं स्तोषाम्यग्निमजरं बृहन्तम्। यो भानुना पृथिवीं द्यामुतेमामाततान रोदसी अन्तरिक्षम्॥
Word by Word
दे॒वेभिःwith/by the gods
दे॒वेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
नुnow/indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
इषितःimpelled, urged
इषितः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootइष् (धातु) → इषित (कृदन्त)
यज्ञियेभिःwith the worship-worthy (ones)
यज्ञियेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञिय (प्रातिपदिक; यज्ञ + य)
अग्निम्Agni (the Fire-god)
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोषाणिmay I praise / I would praise
स्तोषाणि:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु (धातु)
अजरम्unaging
अजरम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअजर (प्रातिपदिक; नञ् + जर)
बृहन्तम्great, lofty
बृहन्तम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भानुनाwith (his) radiance/light
भानुना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootभानु (प्रातिपदिक)
पृथिवीम्the earth
पृथिवीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
द्याम्the heaven/sky
द्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand/also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
इमाम्this (one)
इमाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आforth, unto (as preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
ततानhas stretched out/spread
ततान:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootतन् (धातु)
रोदसीthe two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदसी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक; द्यावा-पृथिव्यौ)
अन्तरिक्षम्the midspace/atmosphere
अन्तरिक्षम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
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