Rig Veda 8.39.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 39, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.39
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निमस्तोष्यृग्मियमग्निमीळा यजध्यै । अग्निर्देवाँ अनक्तु न उभे हि विदथे कविरन्तश्चरति दूत्यं नभन्तामन्यके समे ॥
Transliteration
agním astoṣi ṛgmíyam agním īḷā́ yajádhyai | agnír devā́n anaktu na ubhé hí vidáthe kavír antáś cárati dūtyám nabhantām anyaké samé ||
Translation
我已颂扬阿耆尼——赞歌之先见者；我敬拜阿耆尼，祭祀中当受礼敬者。愿阿耆尼为我们膏立诸天神，使他们临在于我们；因为在两处集会中，这位诗圣在内行走，作使者之职——愿敌对之力被驱逐，遁入他域。
Word by Word
अग्निम्Agni (as object)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
अस्तोषिpraised
अस्तोषि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु (√स्तु) / स्तो (Vedic aorist of √स्तु)
ऋग्मियम्hymn-worthy, praised with ṛks
ऋग्मियम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋग्मिय- (from ऋच्/ऋक् ‘hymn’)
अग्निम्Agni
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
ईळाI invoke/praise
ईळा:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootईळ (√ईळ्/√ईड् ‘to praise, invoke’)
यजध्यैto worship/sacrifice
यजध्यै:
प्रयोजन (उद्देश्य)
TypeVerb
Rootयज् (√यज्)
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-
अनक्तुmay (he) anoint
अनक्तु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootनञ्ज्/नक्त् (√नञ्ज्/√नक्त् ‘to anoint, smear’)
नःfor us/our
नः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (contextual)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्-
उभेboth
उभे:
अधिकरण/कर्म (contextual)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootउभ-
हिindeed, for
हि:
(सम्बन्धक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
विदथेin the assembly/ritual gathering
विदथे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ-
कविःthe seer/poet
कविः:
कर्तृ (अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootकवि-
अन्तःwithin
अन्तः:
अधिकरण (स्थान)
TypeIndeclinable (adverb) / Noun-stem used adverbially
Rootअन्तर्
चरतिmoves, goes about
चरति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootचर् (√चर्)
दूत्यम्messengership, mission
दूत्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदूत्य- (from दूत ‘messenger’)
नभन्ताम्let them strive/press on (Vedic)
नभन्ताम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootनभ् (√नभ् ‘to burst forth/shine?’ Vedic; also read as √नम्/√भम् in some traditions)
अन्यकेin another (place/way)
अन्यके:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअन्यक- (from अन्य ‘other’ with -क)
समेin the same level/place; in the encounter
समे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसम-
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