Mantra 3
Sukta 1
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
उक्षान्नाय वशान्नाय सोमपृष्ठाय वेधसे । स्तोमैर्विधेमाग्नये
IAST Transliteration
ukṣā́nnāya vaśā́nnāya sómapṛṣṭhāya vedháse | stómāir vidhemā́gnáye
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
To Agni—the wise disposer—bull-fed, cow-fed, Soma-backed, with hymns of praise would we do worship.
Translation
A Agni, el sabio ordenador — alimentado por el toro, alimentado por la vaca, sostenido por el Soma — con himnos de alabanza le rendiremos culto.
Word by Word
उक्षान्नायto the bull (ox)
उक्षान्नाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootउक्षन् (प्रातिपदिक)
वशान्नायto the cow (vashā; a cow/sterile cow in ritual usage)
वशान्नाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootवशा (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमपृष्ठायto (him) whose back is Soma / Soma-backed (epithet)
सोमपृष्ठाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसोमपृष्ठ (समास-प्रातिपदिक; सोम + पृष्ठ)
वेधसेto the wise one / ordainer (epithet)
वेधसे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootवेधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमैःwith hymns/praises
स्तोमैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
विधेमmay we arrange/perform (worship); may we do
विधेम:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु) उपसर्ग: वि-
अग्नयेto Agni
अग्नये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: RV provenance (specific attribution depends on RV locus).
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī (RV-style)
Mantra Rasa
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta