Rig Veda 3.18.2: Mandala 3, Sukta 18, Mantra 2
Sukta 3.18
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तपो ष्वग्ने अन्तराँ अमित्रान्तपा शंसमररुषः परस्य । तपो वसो चिकितानो अचित्तान्वि ते तिष्ठन्तामजरा अयासः ॥
Transliteration
tápo ṣv agne ántarāṃ amítrān tápā śáṃsam araruṣáḥ párasya | tápo vaso cikitānáḥ acíttān ví te tiṣṭhantām ajárā ayā́saḥ ||
Translation
بحرارتك، يا أغني، أحرِقْ الأعداءَ الكامنين في الداخل؛ وأحرِقْ نداءَ العداء لمن يهيج علينا. يا فاسو، يا من تبصر بوعيٍ، فلتقف نيرانُك التي لا تشيخ ولا تكلّ في مواجهة القوى الغافلة المظلمة.
Word by Word
तपःheat; burning power; austerity (as a force)
तपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सुwell; thoroughly
सु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (उपसर्ग/निपात)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्तरान्those within; internal (ones)
अन्तरान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
अमित्रान्enemies
अमित्रान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
तपburn! scorch!
तप:
—
TypeVerb
Rootतप् (धातु)
शंसम्praise; laudation (utterance)
शंसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशंस (प्रातिपदिक)
अररुषःof the raging one; of the furious (foe)
अररुषः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootअररुष (प्रातिपदिक; √रुष्/रुष् ‘to rage, be angry’ से व्युत्पन्न)
परस्यof the other; of the distant/hostile one
परस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
तपःburning power; heat
तपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
वसोO good one; O benefactor
वसो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
चिकितानःknowing; discerning
चिकितानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√चित् (धातु) → चिकित्स्/चिकित् (परिपूर्ण/इच्छार्थ-प्रयोग; ‘to perceive, be aware’); कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक
अचित्तान्unthinking; senseless (ones)
अचित्तान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअचित्त (प्रातिपदिक; a- + चित्त)
विapart; asunder; in various directions
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तिष्ठन्ताम्let them stand; let them remain
तिष्ठन्ताम्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (धातु)
अजराःunaging; undecaying
अजराः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअजर (प्रातिपदिक; a- + जर ‘aging’)
अयासःunwearied; tireless
अयासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअयास (प्रातिपदिक; a- + यास/यास ‘weariness, toil’)
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