Rig Veda 8.43.17: Mandala 8, Sukta 43, Mantra 17
Sukta 8.43
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत त्वाग्ने मम स्तुतो वाश्राय प्रतिहर्यते । गोष्ठं गाव इवाशत ॥
Transliteration
utá tvāgne máma stutó vāśrā́ya prati-háryate | góṣṭhaṃ gā́va iva ā́śata ||
Translation
उत त्वामग्ने मया स्तुतो वाश्राय-प्रतिहर्यते—यथा गावो गोष्ठं प्रति आशते; तथा ते शक्तिरस्माकं भावगृहं प्रति प्रवर्तते।
Word by Word
उतand, also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
ममof me, my
मम:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तुतःpraised
स्तुतः:
Kartā (with passive verb)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Root√स्तु (स्तवने) → स्तुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
वाor (also: indeed)
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
आश्रायhaving resorted to, taking refuge in
आश्राय:
क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वकालिक)
TypeGerund/Absolutive
Rootआ-√श्रि (आश्रये) → आश्राय (कृदन्त/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
प्रतिहर्यतेis borne/led back toward; is brought in response
प्रतिहर्यते:
मुख्यक्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-√हृ (हरणे) → प्रतिहर्यते
गोष्टम्to the cowshed, to the cattle-stall
गोष्टम्:
Adhikaraṇa (goal/place) / Karma (as destination)
TypeNoun
Rootगोष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
गावःcows
गावः:
Kartā (of the simile-clause)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (उपमा-निपात)
आशतthey reached, they came to
आशत:
मुख्यक्रिया (उपमा-वाक्ये)
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√अश् (व्याप्तौ/गत्यर्थे; RV: ‘to reach, attain’) → आशत
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