Rig Veda 7.3.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 3, Mantra 1
Sukta 7.3
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निं वो देवमग्निभिः सजोषा यजिष्ठं दूतमध्वरे कृणुध्वम् । यो मर्त्येषु निध्रुविॠतावा तपुर्मूर्धा घृतान्नः पावकः ॥
Transliteration
agníṃ vo devám agníbhiḥ sa-jóṣā yájiṣṭhaṃ dūtám adhvaré kṛṇudhvam | yó mártyeṣu ní-dhruvir ṛtá-vā tápur-mūrdhā ghṛtā́nnaḥ pā́vakaḥ ||
Translation
দেৱ-অগ্নিসকলৰ সৈতে একচিত্তে তোমালোক যজ্ঞত অতি-যজ্য, দূত অগ্নি-দেৱক স্থাপন কৰা। যি মৰ্ত্যলোকত দৃঢ়ভাৱে প্ৰতিষ্ঠিত, ঋত-ধাৰক, তপোময় শিৰযুক্ত, ঘৃত-আহাৰী, পাৱক—সেই অগ্নি।
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अग्निम्Agni (as the object of worship)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you / your
वः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम)
देवम्the god, divine
देवम्:
कर्म (अग्निम् का विशेषण)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निभिःwith the (other) fires / with Agnis
अग्निभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
सजोषाःin concord, together, of one accord
सजोषाः:
कर्तृ (यजमानाः/ऋत्विजः implied) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसजोषस्- (प्रातिपदिक; स- + जोषस् ‘संग/सन्तोष/सहभाव’)
यजिष्ठम्most worthy of worship
यजिष्ठम्:
कर्म (अग्निम् का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootयजिष्ठ- (यज् धातु से श्रेष्ठतमे; superlative adj.)
दूतम्messenger
दूतम्:
कर्म (अग्निम् का विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootदूत- (प्रातिपदिक)
अध्वरेin the sacrifice
अध्वरे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर- (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणुध्वम्make (him) / establish (him)
कृणुध्वम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (डु-कृञ्) धातु
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (सापेक्ष-सम्बन्ध; अग्निः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम)
मर्त्येषुamong mortals
मर्त्येषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
निध्रुविin the fixed/settled (order), firmly
निध्रुवि:
अधिकरण (मर्त्येषु का विशेषण/उपपद)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिध्रुवि- (प्रातिपदिक; निः/नि- + ध्रुवि ‘स्थिर/ध्रुव’)
ऋतावाpossessing ṛta, truthful/ordered
ऋतावा:
कर्तृ (यः का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतावन्/ऋतावा- (प्रातिपदिक; ऋत ‘cosmic order’)
तपुर्मूर्धाwhose head is ardor/heat
तपुर्मूर्धा:
कर्तृ (यः का विशेषण)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootतपुर्मूर्धन्- (समास; तपुस् ‘heat, ardor’ + मूर्धन् ‘head’)
घृतान्नःhaving ghee as food, ghee-fed
घृतान्नः:
कर्तृ (यः का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootघृतान्न- (समास; घृत ‘ghee’ + अन्न ‘food’)
पावकःthe purifier (Agni)
पावकः:
कर्तृ (यः = पावकः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपावक- (प्रातिपदिक; √पू ‘to purify’ से)
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