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Rig Veda 3.31.7: Mandala 3, Sukta 31, Mantra 7

Sukta 3.31

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional attribution for RV 3.31 within the Viśvāmitra corpus)
Devata: Indra (with Angirasa mythic complex; Soma/pressing imagery in the background)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 3.31; requires metrical verification on full pada count)

अगच्छदु विप्रतमः सखीयन्नसूदयत्सुकृते गर्भमद्रिः । ससान मर्यो युवभिर्मखस्यन्नथाभवदङ्गिराः सद्यो अर्चन् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 3.31.7

ágacchad u viprátamaḥ sakhīyán asū́dayat sukṛ́te gárbham ádriḥ | sasā́na máryo yúvabhir makhasyán áthābhavad áṅgirāḥ sadyó arcan ||

تقدَّمَ الأشدُّ إلهامًا، يبتغي صُحبةَ الرفاق؛ فالحَجَرُ (أَدري) أخرجَ إلى الولادة، لِصاحبِ العملِ الصالح، الجنينَ الخفيَّ (جنينَ النور). وغلبَ الفتى البطلُ بقُواهُ الفتيّة، مندفعًا في القُربانِ البهيج؛ ثمَّ إنَّ الأَنْغيراسَةَ على الفورِ انفجروا بترنيمةِ الإشراق.

अगच्छत्went, approached
अगच्छत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (√gam)
विप्रतमःthe most inspired/wise (seer)
विप्रतमः:
कर्तृ (अगच्छत् का)
TypeAdjective
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सखीयन्seeking/acting as a friend, in friendship
सखीयन्:
कर्तृ (विप्रतमः का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootसखी (प्रातिपदिक) + √य (या) / यन्-प्रत्यय (denom./descriptive participial)
असूदयत्caused to be produced, brought forth
असूदयत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसूद्/सूदय् (√sūd/√sūday, causative)
सुकृतेin/for good work; in merit
सुकृते:
अधिकरण/सम्प्रदान (संदर्भ: ‘सुकृते’ = in/for good deed/merit)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसु-कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
गर्भम्the embryo, the hidden germ
गर्भम्:
कर्म (असूदयत् का)
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
अद्रिःthe stone/rock (pressing-stone; also ‘mountain’)
अद्रिः:
कर्तृ (असूदयत् का)
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
ससानhastened, sped
ससान:
(क्रिया; कर्तृ = मर्यः)
TypeVerb (perfect form used adjectivally)
Rootसस् (√sas ‘to run/press on, hasten’)
मर्यःthe young man, hero
मर्यः:
कर्तृ (ससान का)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
युवभिःwith the youths
युवभिः:
करण/सह (सहचर्येण)
TypeNoun
Rootयुवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
मखस्यन्celebrating/performing the sacrificial feast
मखस्यन्:
कर्तृ (मर्यः का विशेषण)
TypeParticiple
Rootमख (प्रातिपदिक) + √अस्/√स्यन् (denom. ‘to perform a rite/feast’)
अथthen
अथ:
(सम्बन्ध/क्रमसूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
अभवत्became, came to be
अभवत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (√bhū)
अङ्गिराःthe Aṅgirases (seer-clan)
अङ्गिराः:
कर्तृ (अर्चन् का)
TypeNoun (proper/tribal name)
Rootअङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सद्यःimmediately
सद्यः:
(कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसद्यः (अव्यय)
अर्चन्praised, sang
अर्चन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअर्च् (√arc)

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