Rig Veda 3.1.13: Mandala 3, Sukta 1, Mantra 13
Sukta 3.1
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अपां गर्भं दर्शतमोषधीनां वना जजान सुभगा विरूपम् । देवासश्चिन्मनसा सं हि जग्मुः पनिष्ठं जातं तवसं दुवस्यन् ॥
Transliteration
apā́ṃ gárbhaṃ darśatám óṣadhīnām vánā jajāna subhágā vírūpam | devā́saś cit mánasā sáṃ hí jagmúḥ pániṣṭhaṃ jātáṃ távasaṃ duvasyán ||
Translation
আপাং গর্ভ—দর্শনীয়; ঔষধিদের বৃদ্ধি—তিনি। বনসমূহ সেই শুভগ, বহুরূপকে জন্ম দিয়েছে। দেবগণও মনে একত্র হলেন, আশ্চর্য-জাত, বলবান, পণিষ্ঠের সেবা করতে।
Word by Word
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) / अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
गर्भम्the embryo/offspring
गर्भम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
दर्शतम्beautiful, worthy to be seen
दर्शतम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदर्शत (प्रातिपदिक) < √दृश्
ओषधीनाम्of the plants/herbs
ओषधीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
वनाthe woods/forests
वना:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवन (प्रातिपदिक)
जजानbegot/produced
जजान:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनने)
सुभगाःfortunate, auspicious
सुभगाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-भग (प्रातिपदिक)
विरूपम्of varied form, manifold
विरूपम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
देवासःthe gods
देवासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even, indeed
चित्:
सम्बन्ध/निपात (बलार्थे)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
मनसाwith (their) mind
मनसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
हिfor, indeed
हि:
सम्बन्ध/निपात (हेतौ/निश्चये)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
जग्मुःwent, came
जग्मुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गत्यर्थे)
पनिष्ठम्most wondrous/most admirable
पनिष्ठम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपनिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; superlative) < पन/पण (स्तुत्यर्थ/प्रशंसार्थ)
जातम्born, arisen
जातम्:
कर्म
TypeParticiple
Root√जन् (जनने) → जात (कृदन्त)
तवसम्mighty, powerful
तवसम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
दुवस्यन्serving, honoring
दुवस्यन्:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple
Root√दुवस् (सेवायाम्/पूजायाम्) → दुवस्यत् (कृदन्त)
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