Rig Veda 4.15.3: Mandala 4, Sukta 15, Mantra 3
Sukta 4.15
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for many hymns in Maṇḍala 4; RV 4.15 commonly assigned to Vāmadeva)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8; here presented in a compacted form typical of citation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
परि वाजपतिः कविरग्निर्हव्यान्यक्रमीत् । दधद्रत्नानि दाशुषे ॥
Transliteration
pári vājá-patiḥ kavír agnír havyā́ny akramīt | dádhad rátnāni dāśúṣe ||
Translation
Um die Opfergaben schreitet Agni, der Kavi, der Herr des Vāja; rings um die Havya tritt er, und die Ratna-Schätze legt er dem Darbringenden ein.
Word by Word
परिaround, all around
परि:
Adhikaraṇa (परितः/पर्यन्ते—क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वाजपतिःthe lord of strength/prize (Vājapati)
वाजपतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवाज-पति (प्रातिपदिक)
कविःthe seer, sage
कविः:
Kartā (वाजपतिः का विशेषण/समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā (वाजपतिः/कविः इत्यस्य समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
हव्यानिoblations, things to be offered
हव्यानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अक्रमीत्stepped, strode (went forth)
अक्रमीत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootक्रम् (धातु)
दधत्bearing, bestowing
दधत्:
Kartā (सहक्रिया/विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple
Rootधा (धातु) → दधत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
रत्नानिtreasures, gifts
रत्नानि:
Karma (दधत् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
दाशुषेto the worshipper/giver (the pious patron)
दाशुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (agent noun) / Adjectival substantive
Rootदाश्वस्/दाशुष् (प्रातिपदिक; √दाश् ‘to give, worship’ से)
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