Rig Veda 3.29.10: Mandala 3, Sukta 29, Mantra 10
Sukta 3.29
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī (shorter 3×8 structure typical of gāyatrī-like cadence; exact classification may vary by recension)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयं ते योनिॠत्वियो यतो जातो अरोचथाः । तं जानन्नग्न आ सीदाथा नो वर्धया गिरः ॥
Transliteration
ayáṃ te yóniḥ ṛtv́iyo yáto jātó árocathāḥ | táṃ jānánn agna ā́ sī́dā́thā no vardhayā gíraḥ ||
Translation
هذا هو رحمُكَ الموافقُ للموسم والناموس (ṛtviya)، الذي منه—حين وُلدت—أشرقت. فإذْ عرفتَه، يا أغني (Agni)، فاجلس هنا؛ ثم زدْ لنا الأناشيدَ الملهمة (giraḥ).
Word by Word
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेfor you / your
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
योनिःwomb; source; resting-place
योनिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋत्वियःseasonal/ritual (priest); officiant
ऋत्वियः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootऋत्विय (प्रातिपदिक) < ऋतु
यतःfrom which; whence
यतः:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयतस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
जातःborn
जातः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√जन् (जायते) → जात (क्त-कृदन्त)
अरोचथाःyou have shone forth; you appeared radiant
अरोचथाः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√रुच् (रोचते/रोचयति)
तम्that (one); him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जानन्knowing; understanding
जानन्:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√ज्ञा (जानाति) → जानत् (शतृ-कृदन्त)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither; towards
आ:
Kriyā
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सीदsit down; take your seat
सीद:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (सीदति)
अथthen
अथ:
Kriyā
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
नःof us; our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वर्धयincrease; make grow
वर्धय:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् (वर्धयति)
गिरःsongs; hymns; praises
गिरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
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