Rig Veda 10.20.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 20, Mantra 3
Sukta 10.20
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यमासा कृपनीळं भासाकेतुं वर्धयन्ति । भ्राजते श्रेणिदन् ॥
Transliteration
yámāsā́ kṛpánīḷaṃ bhāsā́ketuṃ vardháyanti | bhrā́jate śréṇidan ||
Translation
যাক আহুতি-মুখসমূহ বৃদ্ধি কৰে—সূক্ষ্মতাত নীড় কৰা অগ্নি, যাৰ কেতু হৈছে দীপ্তি—সেই অগ্নি দীপ্ত হয়, আমাৰ শক্তিসমূহক শৃঙ্খলিত পংক্তি (সুসংগতি) দান কৰি।
Word by Word
यमासःthe Yamas (Yama-beings)
यमासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootयम (प्रातिपदिक; देवता-नाम)
कृपणीळम्the ‘kṛpaṇīḷa’ (dark/sooty-looking) one
कृपणीळम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootकृपणीळ (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समासिक विशेषण)
भासाकेतुम्the one whose banner/sign is light; the radiant-bannered (one)
भासाकेतुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootभासाकेतु (प्रातिपदिक; समास: भासा + केतु)
वर्धयन्तिthey increase / make grow
वर्धयन्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु)
भ्राजतेit shines / is radiant
भ्राजते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभ्राज् (धातु)
श्रेणिदन्the giver/placer of ranks (orderer in rows)
श्रेणिदन्:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (agent/epithet)
Rootश्रेणिद (प्रातिपदिक; कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त, -द (ददाति/दा-सम्बद्ध) प्रकारः)
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