Rig Veda 8.19.24: Mandala 8, Sukta 19, Mantra 24
Sukta 8.19
Devata: Agni (as Hotṛ and inner priest)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यो हव्यान्यैरयता मनुर्हितो देव आसा सुगन्धिना । विवासते वार्याणि स्वध्वरो होता देवो अमर्त्यः ॥
Transliteration
yó havyā́ny áirayata mā́nuṛ-hito devá āsā́ su-gandhínā | vívāsate vā́ryāṇi sv-adhvaró hótā devó amártyaḥ ||
Translation
พระองค์ผู้ขับเคลื่อนเครื่องบูชา ถูกมานุ (Manu) สถาปนาไว้—เทพผู้มีโอษฐ์หอมกรุ่น; พระองค์ทรงส่องสว่างบรรดาพรอันล้ำค่า. ผู้ประกอบยัญอันถูกนำทางอย่างดี ปุโรหิตผู้ถวายบูชา (hotṛ) เทพผู้เป็นอมตะ.
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हव्यानिoblations, offerings
हव्यानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य (√हू ‘आह्वाने’ से ‘हव्यम्’ ‘आहुत्य-योग्य’)
ऐरयतhe set in motion / he offered / he caused to go
ऐरयत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ईर्/√इर् (प्रेरणे) ‘ईरयति’
मनुःManu
मनुः:
कर्तृ (यः के विशेषण/समनाधिकरण) अथवा कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी
TypeNoun (proper/ancestral name)
Rootमनु (प्रातिपदिक)
हितःwell-disposed / beneficial / set (in place)
हितः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (past participle)
Root√धा (धारणे) → ‘हित’ (निहित/स्थापित/कल्याणकर) अथवा ‘हित’ (हित-प्रातिपदिक ‘हित/प्रिय’)
देवःthe god
देवः:
कर्तृ (समनाधिकरण: यः…देवः) अथवा कर्तृ-विशेष्य
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
आसwas
आस:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भुवि) ‘अस्ति’
सुगन्धिनाwith fragrance / with the fragrant (one)
सुगन्धिना:
करण (सह/उपकरण-भाव) अथवा विशेषण-तृतीया
TypeAdjective
Rootसुगन्धि (सु- + गन्धि)
विवासतेhe worships / he serves
विवासते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वास् (उपसेवायाम्/निवासे) वैदिक ‘वि-वास्’ = ‘विवासते’ (पूजायाम्/सेवायाम्)
वार्याणिchoice gifts / excellent things
वार्याणि:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective used substantively
Rootवार्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वरणीय/श्रेष्ठ/उत्तम’ अथवा ‘वारि-सम्बद्ध’)
स्वध्वरःhaving a good rite / of good sacrifice
स्वध्वरः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वध्वर (सु- + अध्वर ‘यज्ञ’)
होताthe Hotṛ-priest
होता:
कर्तृ (समनाधिकरण: देवः…होता) अथवा कर्तृ-विशेष्य
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (√हू ‘आह्वाने’ से)
देवःthe god
देवः:
कर्तृ (समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अमर्त्यःimmortal
अमर्त्यः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootअमर्त्य (अ- + मर्त्य)
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