Rig Veda 3.13.4: Mandala 3, Sukta 13, Mantra 4
Sukta 3.13
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Jagatī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स नः शर्माणि वीतयेऽग्निर्यच्छतु शंतमा । यतो नः प्रुष्णवद्वसु दिवि क्षितिभ्यो अप्स्वा ॥
Transliteration
sá naḥ śármāṇi vītáye ’gnír yacchatu śáṃtamā | yáto naḥ pruṣṇávad vásu diví kṣitíbhyó apsv ā́ ||
Translation
Möge Agni uns, zum Genießen, die friedensreichsten Zufluchten gewähren. Von ihm komme zu uns das leuchtende Gut — auf Erden, im Himmel und in den Wassern — damit unser Sein erfüllt werde.
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
कर्तृ (यच्छतु इत्यस्य) / विषयः
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
नःto us / our
नः:
सम्प्रदान (यच्छतु—‘to us’) / सम्बन्ध (our)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शर्माणिprotections, comforts, shelters
शर्माणि:
कर्म (यच्छतु—‘grant protections/comforts’)
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन् (नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)
वीतयेfor enjoyment/feasting; for the rite of seeking
वीतये:
प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान (वीतये—‘for the seeking/enjoyment/feast’)
TypeNoun
Rootवीति (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (पुंलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)
यच्छतुmay he grant / let him bestow
यच्छतु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु) ‘यच्छति’ (वेद. रूप)
शंतमाmost beneficent, most auspicious
शंतमा:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootशं (अव्यय/नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक ‘शम्’ ‘welfare’) + तमप् (सुपरलेटिव)
यतःfrom where; whence
यतः:
अपादान/हेतु (whence/from which)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयतस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / our
नः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रुष्णवत्abounding in nourishment/sprinkling (rich, bounteous)
प्रुष्णवत्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रुष्ण (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (मतुप्-तद्धित)
वसुwealth, good (treasure)
वसु:
कर्म (implicit: ‘(grant) wealth/good’)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)
दिविin heaven
दिवि:
अधिकरण (in heaven)
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)
क्षितिभ्यःfrom the abodes/regions; from the earths
क्षितिभ्यः:
अपादान (from the dwellings/regions/earths)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षिति (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)
अप्सुin the waters
अप्सु:
अधिकरण (in the waters)
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; pluralia tantum)
आhither, towards (us)
आ:
क्रियाविशेषण (directional)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
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