Rig Veda 3.21.2: Mandala 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 2
Sukta 3.21
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni (Pāvaka)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like / mixed (probable; shorter pādas suggest a different meter than full Triṣṭubh; not fully scanned)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
घृतवन्तः पावक ते स्तोकाः श्चोतन्ति मेदसः । स्वधर्मन्देववीतये श्रेष्ठं नो धेहि वार्यम् ॥
Transliteration
ghṛtávantaḥ pāvaka te stokā́ḥ ścotanti médasaḥ | svádharman devávītaye śréṣṭhaṃ no dhehi vā́ryam ||
Translation
O Pāvaka, deine ghee-reichen Tropfen rinnen, tropfend, von Essenz (medas). O du, der in eigenem Gesetz steht: zur Aufnahme der Götter setze in uns das beste begehrenswerte Gut fest.
Word by Word
घृतवन्तःhaving ghee; ghee-rich
घृतवन्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootघृतवत् (प्रातिपदिक) < घृत + -वत्
पावकO Purifier (Agni)
पावक:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootपावक (प्रातिपदिक) < √पू (पवते) ‘to purify’
तेof you; your
ते:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोकाःdrops
स्तोकाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोक (प्रातिपदिक)
श्चोतन्तिdrip; trickle
श्चोतन्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√च्युत्/√च्यव् (Vedic: ‘to drip, to trickle’) → चोतति
मेदसःof fat; of richness
मेदसः:
Apādāna (source) / Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वधर्मन्O one of own law/rite; O true-to-rite
स्वधर्मन्:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootस्वधर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) < स्व + धर्मन्
देववीतयेfor the gods’ enjoyment/invitation
देववीतये:
Sampradāna (purpose/recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootदेववीति (प्रातिपदिक) < देव + वीति ‘invitation/enjoyment/feast’
श्रेष्ठम्the best
श्रेष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootश्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us; for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धेहिplace; bestow
धेहि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√धा (दधाति) ‘to place, bestow’
वार्यम्a choice boon; desirable wealth
वार्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootवार्य (प्रातिपदिक) < √वृ ‘to choose’ (desirable/choice)
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