Rig Veda 8.71.15: Mandala 8, Sukta 71, Mantra 15
Sukta 8.71
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निं द्वेषो योतवै नो गृणीमस्यग्निं शं योश्च दातवे । विश्वासु विक्ष्ववितेव हव्यो भुवद्वस्तुॠषूणाम् ॥
Transliteration
agníṃ dveṣó yotavái no gṛṇīmasy agníṃ śáṃ yóś ca dā́tave | víśvāsu vikṣv avitā́ iva havyó bhuvad vástu ṛṣūṇā́m ||
Translation
द्वेषो योतवाय नोऽग्निं गृणीमः; शं योश्च दातवेऽग्निम्। विश्वासु विक्ष्ववितेव हव्यो भवतु—ऋषूणां वस्तु, क्षिप्रशक्तीनां ध्रुवं धाम।
Word by Word
अग्निम्Agni (as the object of praise/invocation)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
द्वेषःhatred, hostility
द्वेषः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootद्वेषस्- (प्रातिपदिक; from √द्विष्)
योतवैto yoke, to harness (i.e., to set in motion/bring under control)
योतवै:
प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य (कर्मप्रवृत्तिनिमित्त)
TypeVerb
Root√यु (योजने) → योतव- (इन्फिनिटिव/तुमुन्-प्रकारः)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम)
गृणीमसिwe praise, we sing
गृणीमसि:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√गॄ (स्तुतौ) / √गृ (स्तुतौ)
अग्निम्Agni
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
शम्well, auspiciously; for welfare
शम्:
विशेषणभाव/उपपद
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय; from √शम् ‘to be calm/auspicious’)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम)
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
दातवेto give
दातवे:
प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य
TypeVerb
Root√दा (दाने) → दातव- (इन्फिनिटिव/तुमुन्-प्रकारः)
विश्वासुin all
विश्वासु:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व- (प्रातिपदिक)
विक्षुamong the clans/peoples
विक्षु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootविक्ष्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘clans/settlements’)
अविताprotector
अविता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअवितृ- (प्रातिपदिक; agent noun from √अव ‘to protect’)
इवlike, as
इव:
उपमान
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
हव्यःworthy of oblation; to be invoked/offered
हव्यः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootहव्य- (प्रातिपदिक; from √हू ‘to call/invoke’ → ‘to be offered’)
भुवत्may he be; let him become
भुवत्:
कर्तृ (विधेय)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (भवने) → भुवत् (लोट्/आशीर्लिङ्-प्रायः; injunctive/imperative sense in Vedic)
वस्तुdwelling, abode; (figuratively) support
वस्तु:
प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध (विधेय/फल)
TypeNoun
Rootवस्तु- (प्रातिपदिक; from √वस् ‘to dwell’)
ऋषूणाम्of the swift ones (i.e., of the impetuous/energetic beings)
ऋषूणाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootऋषु- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘swift/impetuous’, also ‘seers’ in other contexts—here adjectival)
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