Rig Veda 8.75.5: Mandala 8, Sukta 75, Mantra 5
Sukta 8.75
Rishi: Unknown/uncertain.
Devata: Agni (with Angiras/R̥bhu imagery).
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (requires verification).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तं नेमिमृभवो यथा नमस्व सहूतिभिः । नेदीयो यज्ञमङ्गिरः ॥
Transliteration
táṃ némim ṛ́bhavo yáthā́ námasva sahū́tibhiḥ | nédīyo yajñám aṅgiraḥ ||
Translation
To him—like the R̥bhus to the nave—bow with united offerings; O Angiras, draw the sacrifice nearer, bringing the work of transformation close to its luminous fulfillment.
Word by Word
तम्him / that one
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नेमिम्rim; felly (of a wheel)
नेमिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनेमि (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋभवःthe Rbhus (divine artisans)
ऋभवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootऋभु (प्रातिपदिक)
यथाas; just as
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
नमस्वdo homage; bow
नमस्व:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनम् (धातु) → नमस् (कृदन्त/नामधातु-आधार)
सहूतिभिःwith (joint) invocations / with summons
सहूतिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसहूति (प्रातिपदिक)
नेदीयःnearer; very near
नेदीयः:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootनेदीयस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘nearer’, तुलनात्मक)
यज्ञम्sacrifice; ritual
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
अङ्गिरःO Angiras (seer/descendant of Aṅgiras)
अङ्गिरः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootअङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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