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Rig Veda 10.69.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 69, Mantra 2

Sukta 10.69

Rishi: Vadhryaśva (associated)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; needs verification)

घृतमग्नेर्वध्र्यश्वस्य वर्धनं घृतमन्नं घृतम्वस्य मेदनम् । घृतेनाहुत उर्विया वि पप्रथे सूर्य इव रोचते सर्पिरासुतिः ॥

ghṛtám agnér vadhry-aśvásya várdhanam ghṛtám ánnaṃ ghṛtám oṃ íti asya bhédanam | ghṛténa ā́huta urviyā́ ví paprathe sū́rya iva rocate sárpir-āsutiḥ ||

நெய் (ஆஜ்யம்) வத்ர்யஶ்வனுக்காக அக்னியின் வளர்ச்சி; நெய்யே அவனுடைய உணவு, நெய்யே அவனுடைய மேதஸ்/ஒளியின் ஊட்டம். நெய்யால் ஆஹுதி பெற்றவன் பரந்த வெளியில் விரிந்து பரவுகிறான்; சூரியனைப் போல ஒளிர்கிறான்—ஸர்பிஸ் (நெய்-ரசம்) பிழிந்து வெளிப்பட்டதாக.

घृतम्ghee, clarified butter
घृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootघृत- (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेःof Agni
अग्नेः:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
वध्र्यश्वस्यof Vadhryaśva
वध्र्यश्वस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun (Proper/epithet)
Rootवध्र्यश्व- (प्रातिपदिक; यज्ञीय-नाम)
वर्धनम्increase, strengthening
वर्धनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर्धन- (प्रातिपदिक; √वृध्)
घृतम्ghee
घृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootघृत-
अन्नम्food
अन्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न- (प्रातिपदिक)
घृतम्ghee
घृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootघृत-
वस्यof wealth / of the good (thing)
वस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootवस्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वसु/वस्’ = wealth/good)
मेदनम्fatness, richness, nourishment
मेदनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमेदन- (प्रातिपदिक; √मिद्/√मेद् ‘to be fat/juicy’)
घृतेनwith ghee
घृतेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootघृत-
आहुतःoffered, oblated
आहुतः:
Kartā (of ‘वि पप्रथे/रोचते’ as the described subject)
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootआ-√हु (धातु) → आहुत (कृदन्त, PPP)
उर्वियाwith/because of the broad (expanse); widely
उर्विया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootउर्वी- (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
पप्रथेhas spread out, has expanded
पप्रथे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√प्रथ् (धातु)
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Kartā (of रोचते)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
रोचतेshines, is radiant
रोचते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√रुच् (धातु)
सर्पिरासुतिःthe ghee-libation / ghee-offering
सर्पिरासुतिः:
Kartā (apposition to the shining/spreading subject)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootसर्पिस्- + आसुति- (प्रातिपदिक; समास)

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