Rig Veda 8.44.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 44, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.44
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्ने स्तोमं जुषस्व मे वर्धस्वानेन मन्मना । प्रति सूक्तानि हर्य नः ॥
Transliteration
agné stómaṁ juṣasva me várdhasvānéna mánmanā | práti sū́ktāni harya naḥ ||
Translation
噢阿耆尼（Agni），请悦纳并品尝我之颂歌；以此我所成形之意念而增长。请转向我等善说之言（sūkta），并于其中欢喜。
Word by Word
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (address)
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमम्praise, hymn
स्तोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
जुषस्वtake pleasure in, accept
जुषस्व:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√जुष् (सेवने/प्रीतौ)
मेmy, of me
मे:
सम्बन्ध (स्वामि/सम्बन्धी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वर्धस्वgrow, increase
वर्धस्व:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् (वर्धने)
अनेनwith this
अनेन:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मन्मनाwith (our) thought/intent
मन्मना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमन्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘thought, intention’)
प्रतिtowards, in response to
प्रति:
(क्रियाविशेषण/दिशा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सूक्तानिwell-spoken hymns
सूक्तानि:
कर्म (with हर्य) / (or subject by context)
TypeNoun
Rootसूक्त- (प्रातिपदिक)
हर्यhasten (to), come eagerly
हर्य:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√हृ (हरणे) / Vedic: ‘to hasten/come eagerly’ (हर्यति)
नःour, of us
नः:
सम्बन्ध (our)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
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