Rig Veda 3.5.11: Mandala 3, Sukta 5, Mantra 11
Sukta 3.5
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (attributed for RV 3.5)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इळामग्ने पुरुदंसं सनिं गोः शश्वत्तमं हवमानाय साध । स्यान्नः सूनुस्तनयो विजावाग्ने सा ते सुमतिर्भूत्वस्मे ॥
Transliteration
iḷā́m agne purudáṃsaṃ saníṃ góḥ śaśvattamáṃ havámānāya sādha | syān naḥ sūnúḥ tánayo vijā́vāgne sā́ te sumatír bhūtv asmé ||
Translation
يا أغني، أتمِمْ للمنادي إيلَا الغزيرة—الغنية بالأعمال—غُنْمًا دائمًا من «البقرة» (أشعّة المعرفة). وليكن لنا ابنٌ وولدٌ ونسلٌ قويّ؛ يا أغني، فلتكن تلك سُمَتُكَ الحسنة نحونا.
Word by Word
इळाम्Iḷā (the goddess of invocation/refreshment), the Iḷā-offering
इळाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइळा (प्रातिपदिक) / इडा
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुदंसम्much-wondrous, of many marvels
पुरुदंसम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरुदंस (प्रातिपदिक: पुरु- + दंस ‘wonder/skill’)
सनिम्winning, acquisition
सनिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसनि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘gain, winning, acquisition’)
गोःof the cow; of cattle
गोः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
शश्वत्तमम्most continual, most enduring
शश्वत्तमम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootशश्वत् (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + तमप्
हवमानायfor the one invoking (you)
हवमानाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Root√ह्वे (ह्वा) ‘to call, invoke’ → हवमान (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
साधaccomplish; make (it) succeed
साध:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√साध् ‘to accomplish, make succeed’
स्यात्may there be
स्यात्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√अस् ‘to be’
नःof us; our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सूनुःson
सूनुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
तनयःoffspring, child
तनयः:
कर्तृ (समानाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootतनय (प्रातिपदिक)
विजावाswift/impetuous; of free course
विजावा:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविजाव (प्रातिपदिक; वि- + जाव ‘speed/impulse’; ‘having free course/strong impetus’)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
साthat (she/it)
सा:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
तेyour
ते:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सुमतिःgood thought; favor, benevolence
सुमतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसुमति (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + मति ‘thought, favor’)
भूत्व्having become
भूत्व्:
(क्रियाविशेषण) —
TypeAbsolutive
Root√भू ‘to be, become’
अस्मेfor us
अस्मे:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.