Rig Veda 8.60.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 60, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.60
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī (uncertain; needs metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अद्रोघमा वहोशतो यविष्ठ्य देवाँ अजस्र वीतये । अभि प्रयांसि सुधिता वसो गहि मन्दस्व धीतिभिर्हितः ॥
Transliteration
ádrógham ā́ vaho uśató yaviṣṭhya devā́ṃ ajasra vītáye | abhí prayā́ṃsi sudhítā vaso gahi mándasva dhītíbhir hitáḥ ||
Translation
अद्रोघमा वहोशतो यविष्ठ्य, देवानजस्रं वीतये। अभि प्रयांसि सुधिता वसो गहि, मन्दस्व धीतिभिर्हितः॥
Word by Word
अद्रोघम्non-injuring, non-hostile
अद्रोघम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-द्रोघ (प्रातिपदिक; द्रोघ < द्रुह् ‘द्रोह/हानि करना’)
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वहोcarry! bring!
वहो:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु)
शतोof a hundred
शतो:
—
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootशत (प्रातिपदिक)
यविष्ठ्यO youngest one! (epithet)
यविष्ठ्य:
—
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootयविष्ठ्य (प्रातिपदिक; यविष्ठ ‘युवा/यविष्ठ’ से)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अजस्रunceasingly, continually
अजस्र:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootअजस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वीतयेfor the feast/banquet, for enjoyment (of oblation)
वीतये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवीति (प्रातिपदिक; √वे/वी ‘सेवा/आनन्द’ से ‘भोज/आतिथ्य/उपासना’)
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
प्रयांसिofferings, gifts, refreshments
प्रयांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रयांस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘प्रयस्’/‘प्रयांस्’ = दान/भोजन/उपहार)
सुधिताwell-arranged, well-prepared
सुधिता:
Karma
TypeAdjective (past participial)
Rootसु-धित (कृदन्त/विशेषण; √धा ‘धारण/स्थापन’ से धित ‘स्थापित/व्यवस्थित’)
वसोO good one / O bounteous one
वसो:
—
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
गहिcome!
गहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
मन्दस्वrejoice! be exhilarated!
मन्दस्व:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमन्द्/मद् (धातु; वैदिक ‘मन्द’ = हर्ष/मद)
धीतिभिःwith hymns/thoughts (devotions)
धीतिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधीति (प्रातिपदिक; √धी ‘ध्यान/बुद्धि/स्तुति’)
हितःplaced/established; well-disposed
हितः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (past participial)
Rootहित (कृदन्त; √धा ‘स्थापन’ → ‘हित’ = स्थापित/निहित) अथवा √हि ‘हित/कल्याण’ से ‘हित’
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