Rig Veda 8.39.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 39, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.39
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
न्यग्ने नव्यसा वचस्तनूषु शंसमेषाम् । न्यराती रराव्णां विश्वा अर्यो अरातीरितो युच्छन्त्वामुरो नभन्तामन्यके समे ॥
Transliteration
ny àgne návyasā vácas tanū́ṣu śáṃsam eṣām | ny arātī́ḥ rárāvṇāṃ víśvā aryó arātīr itó yúcchantv āmúro nabhantām anyaké samé ||
Translation
हे अग्ने, अस्मासु तनूषु नव्यं वचः शंसं च एषाम् न्यधाः। रराव्णां तमसः सर्वा अरातीरपाकुरु; आर्यः बलः इहातः अरातीर्युञ्छतु—अमवः परे समे नभन्ताम्॥
Word by Word
निdown; forth (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (upasarga)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
नव्यसाwith a new (fresh)
नव्यसा:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootनव्य
वचःspeech; hymn
वचः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्
तनूषुin (their/our) bodies; persons
तनूषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootतनू
शंसम्praise; proclamation
शंसम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशंस
एषाम्of these
एषाम्:
षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
निdown; away (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (upasarga)
अरातीःhostilities; harms
अरातीः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअराति
रराव्णाम्of the roaring ones (foes)
रराव्णाम्:
षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootरराव्ण (prātipadika; epithet, likely ‘roaring/clamorous’)
विश्वाःall
विश्वाः:
कर्म (apposition to अरातीः)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व
अर्यःthe Arya (noble man)
अर्यः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootअर्य
अरातीःhostilities; harms
अरातीः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअराति
इतःfrom here; hence
इतः:
अपादान
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइतः
युच्छन्तुlet them fight; drive off
युच्छन्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootयुध्
आtowards; hither (as preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
अमुरःthose (yonder)
अमुरः:
कर्ता
TypePronoun
Rootअमुर (pronominal stem)
नभन्ताम्let them flee; be driven away
नभन्ताम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootनभ्
अन्यकेin/unto another (place)
अन्यके:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootअन्य
समेin the battle; in the encounter
समे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसम
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