Rig Veda 8.44.30: Mandala 8, Sukta 44, Mantra 30
Sukta 8.44
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पुराग्ने दुरितेभ्यः पुरा मृध्रेभ्यः कवे । प्र ण आयुर्वसो तिर ॥
Transliteration
purā́gne duritébhyaḥ purā́ mṛdhrébhyáḥ kave | prá ṇa ā́yur vaso iti tirá ||
Translation
โอ อัคนี (Agni) ก่อนที่ความชั่วร้ายจะมาถึงเรา—ก่อนอำนาจอันเป็นศัตรู—โอ กวีผู้หยั่งรู้ (kavi) โปรดนำอายุและความอุดมสมบูรณ์ (vasu) ของเราก้าวข้ามสิ่งเหล่านั้นไปเถิด
Word by Word
पुराformerly; before
पुरा:
Adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा (avyaya-prātipadika)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
(सम्बोधन) संबोधितः
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
दुरितेभ्यःfrom misfortunes/evil
दुरितेभ्यः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootदुरित (prātipadika)
पुराformerly; beforehand
पुरा:
Adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा (avyaya-prātipadika)
मृध्रेभ्यःfrom hostile assailants/foes
मृध्रेभ्यः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootमृध्र (prātipadika)
कवेO sage/poet (Agni)
कवे:
(सम्बोधन) संबोधितः
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootकवि (prātipadika)
प्रforth; forward
प्र:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootप्र (upasarga/avyaya)
नःof us; our
नः:
Sampradāna (हित/स्वाम्यर्थे) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (sarvanāman-prātipadika)
आयुःlife; lifespan
आयुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस् (prātipadika)
वसोO good one/wealth-giver (Agni)
वसो:
(सम्बोधन) संबोधितः
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootवसु (prātipadika)
तिरcarry across; help (us) over
तिर:
(मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootतॄ (धातु; ‘to cross/overcome’) → तिर (Vedic injunctive/imperative-like form)
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