Rig Veda 3.13.1: Mandala 3, Sukta 13, Mantra 1

Sukta 3.13

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (Mandala 3; Agni hymn)

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Jagatī (opening verses of many Agni hymns in Book 3 frequently use jagatī; this verse is longer and fits jagatī movement)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र वो देवायाग्नये बर्हिष्ठमर्चास्मै । गमद्देवेभिरा स नो यजिष्ठो बर्हिरा सदत् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 3.13.1

Transliteration

prá vo devā́yāgnáye bárhiṣṭham arcā́smai | gámad devébhir ā́ sá no yájiṣṭho bárhir ā́ sadat ||

Translation

Offrez à Agni le Divin votre hymne le plus élevé ; chantez-le pour lui. Qu’il vienne ici avec les dieux, et qu’il, le plus accompli dans le sacrifice, prenne place sur le Barhis sacré.

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Word by Word

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

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

• देवाय: to the god
• देवाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-

• अग्नये: to Agni
• अग्नये: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि-

• बर्हिष्ठम्: the loftiest/most exalted (praise)
• बर्हिष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बर्हिष्ठ- (superl. of बृहन्त्/बर्हिस्-related ‘great/lofty’ in RV usage)

• अर्च: praise, sing
• अर्च: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च्

• अस्मै: to him
• अस्मै: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (enclitic pronoun stem asma-)

• गमत्: let him come; may he come
• गमत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्

• देवेभिः: with the gods
• देवेभिः: Karaṇa (accompaniment/instrumental of association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-

• आ: hither, toward
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga)

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• नः: of us; for us
• नः: Sampradāna (contextual)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• यजिष्ठः: most worshipful; best sacrificer
• यजिष्ठः: Kartā (apposition to सः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यजिष्ठ- (superl. of यज्य/यज्-related ‘worshipping/sacrificing’)

• बर्हिः: the sacred grass (barhis)
• बर्हिः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्हिस्-

• आ: onto, toward
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga)

• सदत्: let him sit; may he take seat
• सदत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सद्