Rig Veda 3.27.1: Mandala 3, Sukta 27, Mantra 1

Sukta 3.27

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina

Devata: Agni (as the one who leads offerings to the gods; verse frames ascent of offerings/forces)

Chandas: Gāyatrī (shorter tri-pāda style; this verse is compact and gāyatrī-like in feel—exact metrical counting may vary by recension)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र वो वाजा अभिद्यवो हविष्मन्तो घृताच्या । देवाञ्जिगाति सुम्नयुः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 3.27.1

Transliteration

prá vo vā́jā abhidyávo havíṣmanto ghṛtā́cyā | devā́ñ jigāti sumnayúḥ ||

Translation

Vorwärts gehen eure Vājas, Füllen der Kraft, höhenwärts drängend, das Havis tragend und im klaren Glanz des Ghṛta sich bewegend; der nach Gunst Verlangende erreicht die Götter.

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Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• वः: for you / of you (pl.)
• वः: Sampradāna (recipient/for you)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• वाजाः: prizes, strengths, bounties
• वाजाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभिद्यवः: heaven-ward / shining forth / directed upward
• अभिद्यवः: Kartā (as qualifier of the subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-द्यु (प्रातिपदिक; from √द्यु ‘to shine’ with अभि)

• हविष्मन्तः: possessing oblation, rich in offerings
• हविष्मन्तः: Kartā (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हविष्मन्त् (from हविस् ‘oblation’ + -मन्त्)

• घृताच्याः: ghee-flowing, anointed with ghee
• घृताच्याः: Kartā (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृताच्य (प्रातिपदिक; घृत ‘ghee’ + अच्य/अञ्च् ‘to move/flow’ > ‘ghee-flowing’)

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• जिगाति: goes, reaches
• जिगाति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (गच्छ्) with reduplication (जि-गम्)

• सुम्नयुः: the favor-seeker / one seeking grace
• सुम्नयुः: Kartā (subject of जिगाति)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सुम्नयु (प्रातिपदिक; सुम्न ‘favor, grace’ + यु ‘seeking/desiring’)