Rig Veda 8.102.19: Mandala 8, Sukta 102, Mantra 19
Sukta 8.102
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नहि मे अस्त्यघ्न्या न स्वधितिर्वनन्वति । अथैतादृग्भरामि ते ॥
Transliteration
náhi mé ásty ághnyā ná svádhiti rvánanvati | áthai tādṛ́g bharāmi te ||
Translation
నాకు అఘ్న్యా—అహింస్య గోవు—లేదు; దానిని గెలుచగల వనాన్ని చీల్చే స్వధితి (కొడవలి) కూడా లేదు; అందుచేత, నాకు సాధ్యమైనంతగా, ఇదే—ఈ చిన్న అర్పణనే—నీకు తీసుకొస్తున్నాను.
Word by Word
नहिindeed not / surely not
नहि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनहि (न + हि)
मेof me / my
मे:
सम्बन्ध (possessor)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अस्तिis / exists
अस्ति:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू)
अघ्न्याa cow (the inviolable one)
अघ्न्या:
कर्तृ/अस्ति-क्रियायाः विषय (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootअघ्न्या (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अ-घ्न्य’ = ‘not to be slain’, esp. cow)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
स्वधितिःan axe
स्वधितिः:
कर्तृ/विषय (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वधिति (प्रातिपदिक)
वनन्वतिwins / prevails / is effective
वनन्वति:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√वन् (वनति/वनन्वति; ‘to win, to obtain, to be effective’)
अथthen / now
अथ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
एतादृक्such (a one/thing)
एतादृक्:
कर्म (object of भरामि)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootएतादृश् (प्रातिपदिक)
भरामिI bear / I bring
भरामि:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भृ
तेto you / for you
ते:
सम्प्रदान (recipient)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
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