Rig Veda 3.11.9: Mandala 3, Sukta 11, Mantra 9
Sukta 3.11
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional attribution for RV 3.11)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्ने विश्वानि वार्या वाजेषु सनिषामहे । त्वे देवास एरिरे ॥
Transliteration
agné víśvāni vā́ryā vā́jeṣu saniṣāmahe | tvé devā́sa érire ||
Translation
O Agni, mögen wir alle begehrenswerten Güter, alle kostbaren Gaben gewinnen in der Fülle der Kraft und der sieghaften Mächte; denn in dir werden die Götter in Bewegung gesetzt — zu unserem Werk und Opfer.
Word by Word
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (address)
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वानिall (things)
विश्वानि:
कर्म (of सनिषामहे)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व- (सर्व/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
वार्याchoice, desirable (boons)
वार्या:
कर्म (विश्वानि का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootवार्य- (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; √वृ/वर् ‘to choose, desire’ से)
वाजेषुin (the) prizes/strengths; in contests
वाजेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootवाज- (प्रातिपदिक)
सनिषामहेwe win / we seek to obtain
सनिषामहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√सन् (san) ‘to win, obtain’
त्वेin you
त्वे:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवासःthe gods
देवासः:
कर्तृ (of एरिरे)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
एरिरेhave bestirred themselves / have been roused
एरिरे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ईर्/इर् (īr/ir) ‘to set in motion, to rouse, to bestir oneself’
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