Rig Veda 8.19.28: Mandala 8, Sukta 19, Mantra 28
Sukta 8.19
Rishi: Sobharī Kāṇva (attribution for RV 8.19 in the Kāṇva corpus; verse-level rishi not separately marked here)
Devata: Agni (with epithet Vasu)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for this section of RV 8.19; requires metrical verification by syllable count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तवाहमग्न ऊतिभिर्नेदिष्ठाभिः सचेय जोषमा वसो । सदा देवस्य मर्त्यः ॥
Transliteration
távā́ham agne ūtíbhiḥ nediṣṭhā́bhiḥ saceya jóṣam ā́ vaso | sádā devásya mártyaḥ ||
Translation
हे अग्ने, तव नेदिष्ठाभिरन्तमाभिरूतिभिः अहं जोषमा वसो त्वया सचेयम्। सदा देवस्य सान्निध्ये मर्त्यः वसतुं शक्नोति।
Word by Word
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अहम्I
अहम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊतिभिःwith helps/aids
ऊतिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक)
नेदिष्ठाभिःwith the nearest/most immediate
नेदिष्ठाभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootनेदिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; निः/नेद् + इष्ठ, अतिशय-समीपार्थक)
सचेयmay I accompany/attach myself
सचेय:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसच् (धातु; ‘सचँ’ = सह गमन/संयोग)
जोषम्to enjoyment/favor; gladly
जोषम्:
कर्म (गत्यर्थ-आ-योगे लक्ष्य/प्राप्त्यर्थ)
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootजोष (प्रातिपदिक; ‘जुष्’ धातोः भाव/नाम)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वसोO good one/benefactor (Vasu)
वसो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
सदाalways
सदा:
अधिकारण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्त्यःa mortal
मर्त्यः:
कर्तृ (सचेय इत्यस्य कर्ता—अहम् इत्यस्य विशेषण/पर्याय)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
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