Rig Veda 7.34.8: Mandala 7, Sukta 34, Mantra 8
Sukta 7.34
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni (explicit) as the accomplisher who aligns the rite with Ṛta
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ह्वयामि देवाँ अयातुरग्ने साधन्नृतेन धियं दधामि ॥
Transliteration
hvayā́mi devā́n ayā́tur agne sā́dhan ṛténa dhíyaṃ dadhāmi
Translation
میں دیوتاؤں کو پکارتا ہوں، اے اگنی، بغیر کجی کے، رت کے ذریعے کامیاب ہوکر، میں اپنی سوچ کو جگہ دیتا ہوں تاکہ ارادہ سیدھا اور موثر ہو۔
Word by Word
ह्वयामिI invoke / call
ह्वयामि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वे (ह्वा) ‘आह्वाने’
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक) < √दिव् ‘दीप्तौ’
अयातुःnon-harmful; free from sorcery/demonic influence
अयातुः:
कर्म (देवान्-विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-यातु- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘non-harm/without yātu (demonic sorcery)’; यातु- ‘यातु/यातुधान’ से निषेध)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक) < √अग्/अञ्ज् (वैदिक व्युत्पत्तिः; ‘fire’)
साधन्accomplishing; effecting
साधन्:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (अग्नेः)
TypeVerb (participle used predicatively)
Root√साध् ‘सिद्धौ/साधने’ (वर्तमान कृदन्त) / साध्- (धातु)
ऋतेनby/with ṛta (truth, cosmic order)
ऋतेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऋत- (प्रातिपदिक) < √ऋ ‘गत्यर्थ/ऋत- ‘cosmic order, truth’’
धियम्thought; inspired insight
धियम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधि- (प्रातिपदिक) < √धी ‘बुद्धौ/धारणे’
दधामिI place; I set
दधामि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√धा ‘धारणे/स्थापने’
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