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Mantra 1

Sukta 3.6

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (mandala 3 attribution; RV 3.6 continues the Viśvāmitra cycle)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

प्र कारवो मनना वच्यमाना देवद्रीचीं नयत देवयन्तः । दक्षिणावाड्वाजिनी प्राच्येति हविर्भरन्त्यग्नये घृताची ॥

प्र का॑रवो मन॒ना व॒च्यमा॑ना देव॒द्रीचीं॑ नयत देव॒यन्त॑: । द॒क्षि॒णा॒वाड्वा॒जिनी॒ प्राच्ये॑ति ह॒विर्भर॑न्त्य॒ग्नये॑ घृ॒ताची॑ ॥

prá kāravó mananā́ vacyámānā devadrī́cīṃ nayata devayántaḥ | dakṣiṇāvā́ḍ vā́jinī prā́cy éti havírbharanty agnáye ghṛtā́cī ||

Go forth, O singers, forming the thought and shaping the word; lead it godward, you who seek the gods. The gift-bearing power moves eastward, bringing the oblation to Agni—she whose course is of clarified brightness.

प्र । का॒र॒वः॒ । म॒न॒ना । व॒च्यमा॑नाः । दे॒व॒द्रीची॑न् । न॒य॒त॒ । दे॒व॒ऽयन्तः॑ । द॒क्षि॒णा॒ऽवाट् । वा॒जिनी॑ । प्राची॑ । ए॒ति॒ । ह॒विः । भर॑न्ती । अ॒ग्नये॑ । घृ॒ताची॑ ॥प्र । कारवः । मनना । वच्यमानाः । देवद्रीचीन् । नयत । देवयन्तः । दक्षिणावाट् । वाजिनी । प्राची । एति । हविः । भरन्ती । अग्नये । घृताची ॥pra | kāravaḥ | mananā | vacyamānāḥ | devadrīcīn | nayata | deva-yantaḥ | dakṣiṇāvāṭ | vājinī | prācī | eti | haviḥ | bharantī | agnaye | ghṛtācī

प्रforth, forward
प्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
कारवःsingers/poets
कारवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकारु (prātipadika)
मननाby thought, with reflection
मनना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमनन (from √मन् ‘to think’)
वच्यमानाःbeing uttered / speaking (in recitation)
वच्यमानाः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√वच् (to speak) + य (passive) → वच्यमान (present passive participle)
देवद्रीचीम्(the hymn/utterance) turned toward the gods
देवद्रीचीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootदेव-द्रीचि (prātipadika; ‘godward/turned to the gods’)
नयतlead (you all)
नयत:
TypeVerb
Root√नी (to lead) + प्र (implicit sense ‘forth’)
देवयन्तःseeking the gods / god-worshipping
देवयन्तः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootदेवयन्त् (present participle from denom. √देवय् ‘to seek/worship the gods’)
दक्षिणावाट्rightward-moving / with the fee (dakṣiṇā) on the right
दक्षिणावाट्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootदक्षिणा-वाट् (prātipadika; ‘having the दक्षिणा on the right / rightward’)
वाजिनीthe prize-winning (mare/stream); the strong one
वाजिनी:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाजिनी (prātipadika)
प्राचिeastward, forward
प्राचि:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राच् (prātipadika)
एतिgoes
एति:
TypeVerb
Root√इ (to go)
हविःoblation
हविः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (prātipadika)
भरन्तिthey carry/bring
भरन्ति:
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (to bear, carry)
अग्नयेto Agni
अग्नये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
घृताचीghee-bearing / flowing with ghee
घृताची:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootघृताची (prātipadika; ‘having ghee as its offering/stream’)