Rig Veda 1.79.12: Mandala 1, Sukta 79, Mantra 12
Sukta 1.79
Rishi: Gotama Rāhūgaṇa (Gautama)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सहस्राक्षो विचर्षणिरग्नी रक्षांसि सेधति । होता गृणीत उक्थ्यः ॥
Transliteration
sahasrā́kṣo vícarṣaṇir agnī́ rakṣā́ṃsi sedhati | hótā gṛṇīta ukthyáḥ ||
Translation
อัคนีผู้มีพันเนตร ผู้เห็นไกลท่ามกลางมนุษย์ ขับไล่เหล่าพลังแห่งการกีดขวาง; ปุโรหิตผู้เชื้อเชิญ ผู้มั่งคั่งด้วย ukthya (ถ้อยคำสรรเสริญ/วาจาแห่งวิวรณ์) เปล่งเสียงสรรเสริญท่าน
Word by Word
सहस्राक्षःthousand-eyed
सहस्राक्षः:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी)
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्र-अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) / बहुव्रीहि-समास
विचर्षणिःthe far-seeing/wise one (epithet)
विचर्षणिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootविचर्षणि (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni (Fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
रक्षांसिdemonic beings; harmful spirits
रक्षांसि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सेधतिdrives away; repels; wards off
सेधति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√सिध्/सेध् (निवारणे) धातु
होताthe Hotṛ-priest (invoker)
होता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
गृणीतpraises; sings
गृणीत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√गॄ/गृ (स्तुतौ) धातु
उक्थ्यःfit for the uktha; uktha-singer (epithet)
उक्थ्यः:
विशेषण (होतृ-सम्बन्धी)
TypeAdjective
Rootउक्थ्य (प्रातिपदिक; उक्थ-सम्बन्धी)
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