Rig Veda 3.9.3: Mandala 3, Sukta 9, Mantra 3
Sukta 3.9
Rishi: Gāthina Viśvāmitra (traditional attribution for RV 3.9)
Devata: Agni (as inner divine Will and priest-power)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable for RV 3.9; verify pada-count in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अति तृष्टं ववक्षिथाथैव सुमना असि । प्रप्रान्ये यन्ति पर्यन्य आसते येषां सख्ये असि श्रितः ॥
Transliteration
áti tṛṣṭáṃ vavakṣithā́thaíva sumánā asi | práprā́nye yánti páry anyá āsate yéṣāṃ sákhye ási śritáḥ ||
Translation
তুমি আমাদের কঠোর চাপে-দমিত প্রতিরোধের ওপারে বহন করে নিয়েছ; তাই তুমি অন্তরের নির্মল আনন্দ হয়ে ওঠ। কেউ পথে অগ্রসর হয়, কেউ চারদিক থেকে ঘিরে রক্ষা করে—যাদের সখ্যে (মৈত্রীতে) তুমি প্রতিষ্ঠিত।
Word by Word
अतिbeyond, exceedingly
अति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तृष्टम्thirsted-for; desired; eagerly
तृष्टम्:
Karma (क्रियाविशेषणवत्/परिमाण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतृष् (धातु) → तृष्ट (कृदन्त/विशेषण)
ववक्षिथyou have carried / conveyed
ववक्षिथ:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवह्/वक्ष् (धातु; वहति/वक्षति ‘to carry, convey’)
अथthen, and then
अथ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
एवindeed, just
एव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
सुमनाःkind-minded; gracious
सुमनाः:
Kartā (विशेष्य-सम्बन्धः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक) → सुमनस्
असिyou are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
प्रान्येsome (go) forth; others
प्रान्ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootप्र + अन्य (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → प्रान्य
यन्तिthey go
यन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु ‘to go’)
परिaround
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आसतेthey sit
आसते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootआस् (धातु ‘to sit’)
येषाम्of whom; whose
येषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम) → येषाम्
सख्येin friendship; in alliance
सख्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘friendship, alliance’)
असिyou are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
श्रितःresorted to; attached; resting upon
श्रितः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootश्रि (धातु ‘to lean on, resort’) → श्रित (कृदन्त)
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