Rig Veda 8.43.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 43, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.43
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इमे विप्रस्य वेधसोऽग्नेरस्तृतयज्वनः । गिरः स्तोमास ईरते ॥
Transliteration
imé víprasya vedháso ’gnér astṛ́ta-yajvanaḥ | gíraḥ stómāsa īrate ||
Translation
इमे विप्रस्य वेधसोऽग्नेरस्तृतयज्वनः गिरः स्तोमास ईरते।
Word by Word
इमेthese
इमे:
Kartā (कर्ता)
TypePronoun (Demonstrative)
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विप्रस्यof the inspired poet/sage
विप्रस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वेधसःof the wise/ordainer
वेधसः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootवेधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेःof Agni
अग्नेः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun (Deity name)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तृतunfailing / not-swerveing (steadfast)
अस्तृत:
Kartā (कर्ता) (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective (negated participial/archaic form)
Rootस्तॄ (धातु; स्तरणे/आच्छादने) + नञ्-अ (अ-)
यज्वनःworshippers/sacrificers
यज्वनः:
Kartā (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयज्वन् (प्रातिपदिक; यज्-धातोः कर्तरि ‘यजमान/यजक’)
गिरःsongs/utterances
गिरः:
Kartā (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमासःhymns/praises
स्तोमासः:
Kartā (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
ईरतेare set in motion / arise / are uttered
ईरते:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootईर् (धातु; प्रेरणे/गत्यर्थे) / √ईर्
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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