Rig Veda 8.60.5: Mandala 8, Sukta 60, Mantra 5
Sukta 8.60
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī/Anuṣṭubh-like short meter (uncertain; needs metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वमित्सप्रथा अस्यग्ने त्रातॠतस्कविः । त्वां विप्रासः समिधान दीदिव आ विवासन्ति वेधसः ॥
Transliteration
tvám ít sa-práthā asy ágne trātā́ ṛtás kavíḥ | tvā́ṃ víprāsaḥ sam-idhāná dīdi-vá ā́ vivāsanti vedhásaḥ ||
Translation
त्वमित्सप्रथा अस्यग्ने त्रातॄतस्कविः। त्वां विप्रासः समिधानं दीदिवं, आ विवासन्ति वेधसः॥
Word by Word
त्वम्thou (you)
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
सप्रथाःwidely spreading, far-extending
सप्रथाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-प्रथ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘well-spreading/very wide’)
असिart, are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
त्रातॄprotector
त्रातॄ:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootत्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक; √त्रा ‘to protect’ से)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
ऋतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
कविःseer, sage
कविः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाम्thee (you)
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विप्रासःinspired priests, sages
विप्रासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
समिधानाःkindling (you), lighting up
समिधानाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootसम्-इध् (धातु) → समिधान (वर्तमान कृदन्त/शतृ-प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
दीदिवःshining, radiant
दीदिवः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootदीदिवस् (प्रातिपदिक; √दीदिव्/√दीव् ‘to shine’ से; ‘shining’)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
विवासन्तिthey worship, they serve
विवासन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवि-वास् (धातु; ‘to serve, to worship, to honour’)
वेधसःwise ones, ritual experts (ordainers)
वेधसः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवेधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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