Rig Veda 7.8.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 8, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.8
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; verify by scansion)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रप्रायमग्निर्भरतस्य शृण्वे वि यत्सूर्यो न रोचते बृहद्भाः । अभि यः पूरुं पृतनासु तस्थौ द्युतानो दैव्यो अतिथिः शुशोच ॥
Transliteration
prá-prā́yám agnír bharatásya śṛṇve ví yát sū́ryo ná rócate bृहádbhāḥ | abhí yáḥ pūrúṃ pṛ́tanāsu tastháu dyutā́no daivyó átithiḥ śuśoca ||
Translation
向前，向前——这阿耆尼为婆罗多（Bharata）而被听闻；当他如太阳般以广大之光辉照耀，显出宏大的光明。那位在战阵中为普鲁（Pūru）而立者——闪耀的天上宾客——已炽然燃起。
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
प्रायम्went forth, advanced
प्रायम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + √इ (इण्) → प्रायम्
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
भरतस्यof Bharata
भरतस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun (proper/tribal name)
Rootभरत-
शृण्वेI hear
शृण्वे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु (श्रवण) → शृण्वे
विapart, widely, distinctly
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (upasarga)
यत्when/that which
यत्:
(links clause)
TypePronoun/Relative
Rootयद्-
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Kartā (of रोचते)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य-
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
रोचतेshines, is radiant
रोचते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√रुच् (दीप्तौ) → रोचते
बृहद्भाःof great radiance
बृहद्भाः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of अग्निः)
TypeAdjective (bahuvrīhi/karmadhāraya sense)
Rootबृहद्- + भाः (< √भा ‘to shine’)
अभिtowards, against, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (upasarga)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā (of तस्थौ)
TypePronoun/Relative
Rootयद्-
पूरुम्Pūru
पूरुम्:
Karma (object of अभि…तस्थौ)
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootपूरु-
पृतनासुin battles
पृतनासु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपृतना-
तस्थौstood, took his stand
तस्थौ:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (तिष्ठति) → तस्थौ
द्युतानःshining, flashing
द्युतानः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of अतिथिः/अग्निः)
TypeParticiple
Root√द्युत् (दीप्तौ) → द्युतान-
दैव्यःdivine
दैव्यः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of अतिथिः)
TypeAdjective
Rootदेव- → दैव्य-
अतिथिःguest (Agni as the guest)
अतिथिः:
Kartā (of शुशोच)
TypeNoun
Rootअतिथि-
शुशोचblazed, shone (intensely)
शुशोच:
—
TypeVerb
Root√शुच् (दीप्तौ/शोके) → शुशोच
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