Rig Veda 8.71.11: Mandala 8, Sukta 71, Mantra 11
Sukta 8.71
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas), Hotṛ in the human community
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निं सूनुं सहसो जातवेदसं दानाय वार्याणाम् । द्विता यो भूदमृतो मर्त्येष्वा होता मन्द्रतमो विशि ॥
Transliteration
agním sūnúṃ sáhaso jātávedasaṃ dānā́ya vā́ryāṇām | dvitā́ yó bhūd amṛ́to mártyeṣv ā́ hótā mandrátamo víśi ||
Translation
Agni—son of Force, Jātavedas—(we call) for the giving of the choicest boons: he who, though immortal, has become present among mortals as the priest of offering, the most gladdening in the people.
Word by Word
अग्निम्Agni (as object: ‘Agni’)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
सूनुम्son
सूनुम्:
कर्म (अग्निम् इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन)
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु- (प्रातिपदिक)
सहसःof might/strength
सहसः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
जातवेदसम्Jātavedas (the all-knowing/knower of births)
जातवेदसम्:
कर्म (अग्निम् इत्यस्य विशेषण)
TypeNoun/Epithet
Rootजातवेदस्- (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समासः: जात- + वेदस्)
दानायfor giving, for bestowal
दानाय:
सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (दाने/दानार्थम्)
TypeNoun
Rootदान- (प्रातिपदिक; √दा ‘to give’ इत्यस्मात्)
वार्याणाम्of desirable boons/treasures
वार्याणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी: ‘of desirable goods/boons’)
TypeNoun/Adjective (substantivized)
Rootवार्य- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वरणीय/श्रेष्ठ/धन’)
द्विताa second time; again; in two ways (contextual)
द्विता:
क्रियाविशेषण (काल/प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootद्विता (अव्यय; ‘द्विधा/द्वितीयवारम्’)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (सापेक्ष-उपवाक्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भूत्became; was
भूत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भू (भवति)
अमृतःimmortal
अमृतः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (यः … भूत्)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअमृत- (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्त्येषुamong mortals
मर्त्येषु:
अधिकरण (among mortals)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
आto, towards; forth (preverb)
आ:
क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग (आ-गमन/आ-समन्तात्-भाव)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
होताHotar (invoking priest)
होता:
कर्तृ (अग्नेः पदवी/नाम)
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ- (प्रातिपदिक; √हु ‘to sacrifice’)
मन्द्रतमःmost gladdening/most delightful
मन्द्रतमः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (होता)
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक) + तमप् (superlative)
विशिin the clan/among the people
विशि:
अधिकरण (in the clan/settlement)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘कुल/जन/समुदाय’)
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