Rig Veda 3.29.7: Mandala 3, Sukta 29, Mantra 7
Sukta 3.29
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
जातो अग्नी रोचते चेकितानो वाजी विप्रः कविशस्तः सुदानुः । यं देवास ईड्यं विश्वविदं हव्यवाहमदधुरध्वरेषु ॥
Transliteration
jātó agnī́ rocate cékītāno vājī́ vípraḥ kaviśastáḥ sudā́nuḥ | yáṃ devā́sa ī́ḍyaṃ viśvavídaṃ havyavā́ham ádadḥur adhvaréṣu ||
Translation
জন্ম নিয়েই অগ্নি দীপ্ত হয়—জাগ্রত, বিচক্ষণ; বাজ-বিজয়ী, বিপ্র, কবিদের দ্বারা প্রশস্ত, সুদানু (উদার দাতা)। যাঁকে দেবগণ অধ্বর-যজ্ঞে স্থাপন করেছেন—ঈড্য, বিশ্ববিদ্, হব্যবাহ।
Word by Word
जातःborn; having been born
जातः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√जन् (जायते) / प्रातिपदिक: जात-
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
रोचतेshines; is radiant
रोचते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√रुच् (रोचते)
चेकि॑तानःkeenly perceptive; discerning
चेकि॑तानः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√चित् (चेतति/चिकेत) / प्रातिपदिक: चेकि॑तान-
वाजीthe prize-winner; vigorous one
वाजी:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाजिन्-
विप्रःinspired sage; priest
विप्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र-
कविशस्तःpraised by poets
कविशस्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Compound
Rootकवि- + शस्त- (√शंस् > शस्त ‘praised’)
सुदानुःof good giving; bountiful
सुदानुः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootसु- + दानु-
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्-
देवासःthe gods
देवासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-
ईड्यम्worthy of praise
ईड्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√ईड् (ईळते) / प्रातिपदिक: ईड्य-
विश्वविदम्all-knowing
विश्वविदम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Compound
Rootविश्व- + विद् (विद् ‘knowing’) / प्रातिपदिक: विश्वविद्-
हव्यवाहम्oblation-carrier
हव्यवाहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootहव्य- + वाह (√वह्) / प्रातिपदिक: हव्यवाह-
अदधुःthey have placed; they established
अदधुः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√धा (दधाति)
अध्वरेषुin the rites; in the sacrifices
अध्वरेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर-
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