Rig Veda 3.29.4 — Mandala 3, Sukta 29, Mantra 4
Sukta 3.29
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (family attribution)
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas) installed at Iḷā’s seat
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इळायास्त्वा पदे वयं नाभा पृथिव्या अधि । जातवेदो नि धीमह्यग्ने हव्याय वोळ्हवे ॥
Transliteration
íḷāyās tvā padé vayáṃ nā́bhā pṛthivyā́ ádhi | jātávedo ní dhīmahy ágné havyā́ya vóḷhave ||
Translation
Au lieu d’Iḷā, au nombril de la Terre, nous te déposons, ô Jātavedas. Ô Agni, sois établi pour porter nos offrandes — afin que l’échange divin aille selon l’ordre.
Word by Word
इळायाःof Iḷā
इळायाः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation) / अधिकरण-निर्देश (with पदे)
TypeNoun
Rootइळा (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou (Agni)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पदेin/at the place, station
पदे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootपद (प्रातिपदिक)
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नाभाby/with the navel; as the hub
नाभा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootनाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
पृथिव्याःof the Earth
पृथिव्याः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation) / अधिकरण-निर्देश (with अधि)
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon, over, at
अधि:
अधिकरण (locative force: ‘upon/over/at’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
जातवेदःO Jātavedas (knower of births/creatures)
जातवेदः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; Agni-epithet)
निdown, in; (intensively)
नि:
क्रियाविशेषण (upasarga to धा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
धीमहिwe place/establish (we set)
धीमहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
हव्यायfor the oblation
हव्याय:
सम्प्रदान (purpose/recipient: ‘for the oblation’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
वोळ्हवेto carry (to convey)
वोळ्हवे:
प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान (to carry, for conveying)
TypeVerbal noun (infinitival dative) / Kṛdanta
Rootवह् (धातु) → वोळ्हव् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; desiderative/agentive sense ‘one who carries’)
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