Rig Veda 8.1.33: Mandala 8, Sukta 1, Mantra 33
Sukta 8.1
Rishi: Medhyātithi Kāṇva (with patronage references)
Devata: Agni (explicit vocative), within a context that also supports Indra-centered sequence
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अध प्लायोगिरति दासदन्यानासङ्गो अग्ने दशभिः सहस्रैः । अधोक्षणो दश मह्यं रुशन्तो नळा इव सरसो निरतिष्ठन् ॥
Transliteration
ádha plāyógiḥ áti dāsad anyā́nāsaṅgó agne daśábhíḥ sahásraiḥ | ádho ukṣáṇo dáśa máhyaṃ rúśanto naḷā́ iva sáraso nír atiṣṭhan ||
Translation
پھر پلا یوگی، آگے بڑھتے ہوئے، اے اگنی، آسانگ کو دس ہزار عطا کیے۔ پھر میرے لیے دس روشن بیل سامنے رکھے گئے، جیسے جھیل سے نلکیاں نکلتی ہیں: توانائیاں گہرائی سے کھلے میں ابھرتی ہیں۔
Word by Word
अधthen, thereafter
अध:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (अव्यय)
प्लायोगिःPlāyogi (a person/poet)
प्लायोगिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootप्लायोगि- (प्रातिपदिक)
अतिbeyond, exceedingly
अति:
Upapada (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दासदन्यान्the Dāsa-enemies/hostile Dāsas
दासदन्यान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootदासदन्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
आसङ्गःattachment, close contact; (here) a close encounter/pressing on
आसङ्गः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootआसङ्ग- (प्रातिपदिक; आ-√सञ्ज्/सङ्ग ‘to cling, attach’ से)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (deity)
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
दशभिःwith ten
दशभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNumeral
Rootदशन्- (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
सहस्रैःwith thousands
सहस्रैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun/Numeral
Rootसहस्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
अधthen
अध:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (अव्यय)
उक्षणःthe bull (strong one)
उक्षणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउक्षन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
दशten
दश:
Viśeṣaṇa (संख्या)
TypeNumeral
Rootदशन्- (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
मह्यम्to me
मह्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम)
रुशन्तःshining, bright
रुशन्तः:
Kartā (बहुवचन कर्तृ-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootरुशन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त; √रुश्/रुच् ‘to shine, be bright’)
नळाःreeds
नळाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनळ- (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
Upamā
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
सरसःof the lake/pond
सरसः:
Adhikaraṇa (सम्बन्ध/स्थान-निर्देश)
TypeNoun
Rootसरस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
निःout, forth
निः:
Upasarga (क्रियासंबन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिः/निर् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अतिष्ठन्they stood up / they rose / they came forth
अतिष्ठन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (तिष्ठति)
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