Rig Veda 1.45.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 45, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.45
Rishi: Praskaṇva Kāṇva (named in verse; within Kāṇva collection)
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like cadence (probable; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रियमेधवदत्रिवज्जातवेदो विरूपवत् । अङ्गिरस्वन्महिव्रत प्रस्कण्वस्य श्रुधी हवम् ॥
Transliteration
priyamedhávad atrívaj jātavedo virū́pavat | aṅgirasván mahivrata práskaṇvasya śrudhī́ hávam ||
Translation
O Jātavedas, wie du Priyamedha erhörtest, wie du Atri erhörtest, wie du Virūpa erhörtest, wie du die Aṅgirasas erhörtest — du von mächtigem Gesetz — so höre nun den Ruf des Praskaṇva und antworte ihm mit deiner Flamme des Zuspruchs.
Word by Word
प्रियमेधवत्O (Agni) like Priyamedha / possessing Priyamedha-like (qualities)
प्रियमेधवत्:
सम्बोधन (आमन्त्रण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रियमेध (प्रातिपदिक) + -वत्
अत्रिवत्O (Agni) like Atri
अत्रिवत्:
सम्बोधन (आमन्त्रण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअत्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + -वत्
जातवेदःO Jātavedas (Agni), knower of all births / all beings
जातवेदः:
सम्बोधन (आमन्त्रण)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहिः/कर्मधारयः)
विरूपवत्O (Agni) possessing varied forms
विरूपवत्:
सम्बोधन (आमन्त्रण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविरूप (प्रातिपदिक) + -वत्
अङ्गिरस्वत्O (Agni) like the Aṅgirases / possessing Aṅgiras-like (power)
अङ्गिरस्वत्:
सम्बोधन (आमन्त्रण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + -वत्
महिव्रतO great-vowed one / of mighty ordinance
महिव्रत:
सम्बोधन (आमन्त्रण)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमहि (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत् ‘महान्’) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
प्रस्कण्वस्यof Praskaṇva
प्रस्कण्वस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी: ‘of’)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootप्रस्कण्व (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषिनाम)
श्रुधिhear! listen!
श्रुधि:
क्रिया (आज्ञा)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
हवम्the invocation / call
हवम्:
कर्म (श्रुधि इति क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootहव (प्रातिपदिक; ‘आह्वान/आहुति-आह्वान’)
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