Rig Veda 7.34.8 — Mandala 7, Sukta 34, Mantra 8
Sukta 7.34
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni (explicit) as the accomplisher who aligns the rite with Ṛta
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ह्वयामि देवाँ अयातुरग्ने साधन्नृतेन धियं दधामि ॥
Transliteration
hvayā́mi devā́n ayā́tur agne sā́dhan ṛténa dhíyaṃ dadhāmi
Translation
నేను దేవులను ఆహ్వానిస్తున్నాను, అగ్నీ—అయాతుర (కుటిలతలేని) గా; ఋతం ద్వారా సాధించి, నా ధీ (ప్రజ్ఞ/చింతన) ను స్థాపిస్తున్నాను—సంకల్పం సూటిగా, ఫలప్రదంగా ఉండునట్లు.
Word by Word
ह्वयामिI invoke / call
ह्वयामि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वे (ह्वा) ‘आह्वाने’
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक) < √दिव् ‘दीप्तौ’
अयातुःnon-harmful; free from sorcery/demonic influence
अयातुः:
कर्म (देवान्-विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-यातु- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘non-harm/without yātu (demonic sorcery)’; यातु- ‘यातु/यातुधान’ से निषेध)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक) < √अग्/अञ्ज् (वैदिक व्युत्पत्तिः; ‘fire’)
साधन्accomplishing; effecting
साधन्:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (अग्नेः)
TypeVerb (participle used predicatively)
Root√साध् ‘सिद्धौ/साधने’ (वर्तमान कृदन्त) / साध्- (धातु)
ऋतेनby/with ṛta (truth, cosmic order)
ऋतेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऋत- (प्रातिपदिक) < √ऋ ‘गत्यर्थ/ऋत- ‘cosmic order, truth’’
धियम्thought; inspired insight
धियम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधि- (प्रातिपदिक) < √धी ‘बुद्धौ/धारणे’
दधामिI place; I set
दधामि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√धा ‘धारणे/स्थापने’
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