Rig Veda 3.23.5 — Mandala 3, Sukta 23, Mantra 5
Sukta 3.23
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni (with Iḷā as allied inspired power)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm by metrical scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इळामग्ने पुरुदंसं सनिं गोः शश्वत्तमं हवमानाय साध । स्यान्नः सूनुस्तनयो विजावाग्ने सा ते सुमतिर्भूत्वस्मे ॥
Transliteration
iḷā́m agne puru-daṃsáṃ saníṃ góḥ śaśvat-tamáṃ havamānāya sādha | syān naḥ sūnús tanáyo vijā́vāgne sā́ te su-matír bhūtv asmè ||
Translation
হে অগ্নে, যে আহ্বান করে তার জন্য ইळাকে সিদ্ধ কর—বহু-প্রজ্ঞায় দীপ্ত, নানাবিধ কর্মে সমৃদ্ধ—এবং গোঃ (কিরণ/গব) এর চিরস্থায়ী লাভ দান কর। আমাদের জন্য পুত্র, তনয় হোক—জন্ম ও বৃদ্ধিতে বিজয়ী। সেটাই আমাদের প্রতি তোমার সুমতি হোক।
Word by Word
इळाम्Iḷā (the goddess of sacred speech/oblation)
इळाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइळा (प्रातिपदिक) / इडा
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुदंसम्much-wondrous, of many mighty deeds
पुरुदंसम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु-दंस (प्रातिपदिक; पुरु + दंस)
सनिम्winning, acquisition
सनिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसनि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘gain, winning’)
गोःof cattle / of the cow
गोः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
शश्वत्तमम्most continual, most enduring
शश्वत्तमम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootशश्वत् (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + तमप्
हवमानायto the invoking (worshipper)
हवमानाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeParticiple
Root√ह्वा (ह्वयति) → हवमान (शतृ/आत्मनेपद-वर्तमान कृदन्त)
साधaccomplish; grant
साध:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√साध् (साध्नोति/साधते)
स्यात्may he be
स्यात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू/अस्)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सूनुःson
सूनुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
तनयःoffspring
तनयः:
कर्तृ (समानाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootतनय (प्रातिपदिक)
विजावाwidely swift / far-speeding
विजावा:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-जाव (प्रातिपदिक; वि + जाव ‘swift/impetuous’)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
साthat (she), that
सा:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सुमतिःgood thought; favor
सुमतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसु-मति (प्रातिपदिक)
भूतुlet it be
भूतु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भू
अस्मेamong us / for us
अस्मे:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
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