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Rig Veda 10.16.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 16, Mantra 7

Sukta 10.16

Rishi: RV 10.16 funerary seer (traditional attribution variable).
Devata: Agni as protective power; also implied hostile forces to be warded off.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh.

अग्नेर्वर्म परि गोभिर्व्ययस्व सं प्रोर्णुष्व पीवसा मेदसा च । नेत्त्वा धृष्णुर्हरसा जर्हृषाणो दधृग्विधक्ष्यन्पर्यङ्खयाते ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 10.16.7

agnér várma pári góbhir vyayasva sáṃ prórṇuṣva pī́vasā médasā ca | nét tvā dhṛṣṇúr hárasā jarhṛṣāṇó dadhṛ́g vidhákṣyan paryaṅkháyāte ||

కిరణాలతో అగ్ని యొక్క కవచాన్ని నీ చుట్టూ విస్తరించు; సంపదతోను మేదస్-బలంతోను దానిని బిగిగా కప్పుకొను. హింసలో మత్తెక్కిన ఆ ధృష్టుడు నిన్ను చీల్చివేయక, చుట్టుముట్టి దాడిచేసి పడగొట్టి దహించకుండుగాక.

अग्नेःof Agni
अग्नेः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्मarmor, protective covering
वर्म:
कर्म (object of ‘wrap/cover’)
TypeNoun
Rootवर्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround
परि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गोभिःwith cows / with bovine (products)
गोभिः:
करण (instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootगो- (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, widely
वि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अयस्वiron
अयस्व:
कर्म (object, ‘iron’ as protective layer)
TypeNoun
Rootअयस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ऊर्णुष्वwrap/cover (yourself/it)!
ऊर्णुष्व:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वृ (वृणोति/ऊर्णोति ‘to cover, wrap’)
पीवसाwith fat, with richness
पीवसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootपीवस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
मेदसाwith marrow/fat
मेदसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमेदस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध-अव्यय)
इद्indeed, just
इद्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धृष्णुःthe bold/impetuous one
धृष्णुः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootधृष्णु- (प्रातिपदिक)
हरसाwith violence/force
हरसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootहरस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
जर्हृषाणःexulting fiercely / in wild excitement
जर्हृषाणः:
कर्तृ (qualifying the agent)
TypeParticiple
Root√हृष् (to be excited) + जर्- (intensive/iterative preverbial element in RV) → जर्हृष्
दधृक्the seizer/holder
दधृक्:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective (agentive)
Root√धृ (to hold, seize) → दधृक् (nom. sg. agentive/possessive form)
विधक्ष्यन्about to burn (up)
विधक्ष्यन्:
कर्तृ (prospective agent)
TypeParticiple
Rootवि + √दह्/√धक्ष् (Vedic: ‘to burn’) → विधक्ष्यत् (fut. part.)
परिaround
परि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अङ्खयाwith a hook/curve (implement)
अङ्खया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्खा- (प्रातिपदिक)
आतेyou come/approach
आते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootआ + √या (to go/approach) → आते

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