Rig Veda 8.71.14: Mandala 8, Sukta 71, Mantra 14
Sukta 8.71
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निमीळिष्वावसे गाथाभिः शीरशोचिषम् । अग्निं राये पुरुमीळ्ह श्रुतं नरोऽग्निं सुदीतये छर्दिः ॥
Transliteration
agním īḷiṣvā́vase gā́thābhiḥ śīráśociṣam | agníṃ rāyé purumīḷha śrutáṃ naro 'gníṃ sudītáye chardhíḥ ||
Translation
गाथाभिरवसेऽग्निमीळिष्व—शी्रशोचिषं बलदीप्तिम्। नरो राये पुरुमीळ्हं श्रुतमग्निमीळिष्व; सुदीतये छर्दिः—शरणशान्त्यै—अग्निमीळिष्व।
Word by Word
अग्निम्Agni (as object of praise)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
ईळिष्वpraise! / invoke!
ईळिष्व:
(वाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootईळ् (धातु; स्तुति/प्रार्थना)
आवसेfor help / for protection
आवसे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअवस्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सहायता/रक्षा’)
गाथाभिःwith songs / hymns
गाथाभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगाथा- (प्रातिपदिक)
शीःशोचिषम्of sharp/keen flame; bright-flamed
शीःशोचिषम्:
कर्म (विशेष्य-अग्निम्)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootशीः-शोचिस्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘तेजः/ज्वाला’)
अग्निम्Agni
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
रायेfor wealth
राये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootराय्-/रायि- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘धन/समृद्धि’)
पुरुमीळ्हO much-praised one
पुरुमीळ्ह:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootपुरु- + मीळ्ह- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘बहु-स्तुत/बहु-पूजित’)
श्रुतम्renowned / famed
श्रुतम्:
कर्म (विशेष्य-अग्निम्)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootश्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (कृदन्त/भूतकृदन्त)
नरःmen / worshippers
नरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootनर- (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
सुदीतयेfor good shining / for fair radiance
सुदीतये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootसु- + दीति- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दीप्ति/प्रकाश’)
छर्दिःshelter / protection
छर्दिः:
कर्तृ/फल (वाक्य-समाप्ति-नाम)
TypeNoun
Rootछर्दिस्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘आच्छादन/आश्रय/रक्षा’)
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