Rig Veda 3.1.7 — Mandala 3, Sukta 1, Mantra 7
Sukta 3.1
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional attribution for RV 3.1)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्तीर्णा अस्य संहतो विश्वरूपा घृतस्य योनौ स्रवथे मधूनाम् । अस्थुरत्र धेनवः पिन्वमाना मही दस्मस्य मातरा समीची ॥
Transliteration
stīrṇā́ asya saṃható viśvarū́pā ghṛtásya yónau sraváthe mádhūnām | ásthur átra dhenávaḥ pínvamānā mahī́ dasmásya mā́tarā samīcī́ ||
Translation
তার জন্য বহুরূপ শক্তিসমূহ একত্র হয়ে বিস্তৃত; ঘৃতের যোনিতে মধুর রসধারাগুলি প্রবাহিত। এখানে পোষণদায়িনী ধেনু/ধারাগুলি বৃদ্ধি পেয়ে স্ফীত হয়ে দাঁড়িয়ে আছে—অদ্ভুত-কর্মীর দুই মহতী মাতা, এক অভিমুখে সঙ্গত গতিতে।
Word by Word
स्तीर्णाःspread out, strewn
स्तीर्णाः:
Kartā (with implied ‘are’ describing the subject)
TypeAdjective
Root√स्तॄ (स्तरणे) / स्तीर्ण (PPP)
अस्यof him/it
अस्य:
Sambandha (genitive: ‘of him/it’)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
संहतःcompacted, joined together
संहतः:
Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of an implied masculine subject, e.g., अग्निः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-√हन् (हनने) / संहत (PPP)
विश्व-रूपाःof all forms, manifold
विश्व-रूपाः:
Kartā (co-referential with ‘स्तीर्णाः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व + रूप (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
घृतस्यof ghee, clarified butter
घृतस्य:
Sambandha (genitive: ‘of ghee’)
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक)
योनौin the womb/source/receptacle
योनौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि (प्रातिपदिक)
स्रवथेin the flowing/streaming (place/state of flow)
स्रवथे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Root√स्रु (स्रवणे) / स्रवथ (नाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मधूनाम्of sweet juices, of honeyed (liquids)
मधूनाम्:
Sambandha (genitive: ‘of honeys/sweet juices’)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्थुःthey stood/they have taken their stand
अस्थुः:
Kriyā (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (तिष्ठति) — Vedic aorist form
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
धेनवःmilch-cows (cows)
धेनवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
पिन्वमानाःbeing made to swell, being stimulated/impelled (to give milk)
पिन्वमानाः:
Kartā (with धेनवः; participle describing the subject)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Root√पिव्/पि (प्रीणने/पिन्वने) — पिन्वमान (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय, आत्मनेपद)
महीgreat, mighty
मही:
Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of ‘मातरा’ as a dual pair conceived as a great one/majestic)
TypeAdjective
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिक)
दस्मस्यof the wondrous/skillful one (Agni)
दस्मस्य:
Sambandha (genitive: ‘of the wondrous one’)
TypeNoun/Adjective (used substantively)
Rootदस्म (प्रातिपदिक; epithet)
मातराthe two mothers
मातरा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमातर् (प्रातिपदिक)
समीचीfacing/coming together, united, meeting
समीची:
Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of ‘मातरा’)
TypeAdjective
Rootसमीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
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