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Rig Veda 4.3.3: Mandala 4, Sukta 3, Mantra 3

Sukta 4.3

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni (as hearing, gracious, immortal divine)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

आशृण्वते अदृपिताय मन्म नृचक्षसे सुमृळीकाय वेधः । देवाय शस्तिममृताय शंस ग्रावेव सोता मधुषुद्यमीळे ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 4.3.3

āśṛṇvaté adṛ́pitāya mánma nṛ-cákṣase su-mṛḷīkā́ya vedhaḥ | devā́ya śastím amṛ́tāya śaṃsa grā́veva sótā madhu-súd yam īḷe ||

À celui qui écoute, non enivré, voyant des hommes, bienveillant et doux— ô sage, profère la pensée inspirée. Proclame la louange au dieu, à l’Immortel; tel la pierre à presser le presseur, versant la douceur, j’adore Celui que j’invoque.

आशृण्वते(to him) who listens / hearkens
आशृण्वते:
कर्तृ (देवस्य—अन्तर्निहितः)
TypeVerb
Rootआ-श्रु (धातु: श्रु ‘श्रवणे’)
अदृपितायto the un-intoxicated / un-arrogant (one)
अदृपिताय:
सम्प्रदान (यस्य—देवाय)
TypeAdjective
Rootदृप् (धातु: दृप् ‘हर्ष-गर्व-मदेषु’) + नञ् (अ-)
मन्मa hymn / inspired thought
मन्म:
कर्म (स्तुत्यर्थं—‘a hymn’)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘thought, hymn, devotion’)
नृचक्षसेto the man-seeing / who watches over men
नृचक्षसे:
सम्प्रदान (देवाय)
TypeAdjective
Rootनृ-चक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having men as witnesses/seeing men’, epithet)
सुमृळीकायto the very gracious / kindly
सुमृळीकाय:
सम्प्रदान (देवाय)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-मृळीक (प्रातिपदिक; ‘very gracious/merciful’)
वेधःO wise one / O disposer
वेधः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootवेधस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wise one, disposer’, voc.)
देवायto the god
देवाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
शस्तिम्praise / eulogy
शस्तिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशस्ति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘praise, laudation’)
अमृतायto the immortal
अमृताय:
सम्प्रदान (देवाय—विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
शंसpraise! / proclaim!
शंस:
क्रिया (आज्ञा)
TypeVerb
Rootशंस् (धातु: शंस् ‘स्तुतौ/आख्याने’)
ग्रावाthe pressing-stone
ग्रावा:
कर्तृ (उपमान-कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootग्रावन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘pressing-stone’)
इवlike / as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
सोताthe presser (Soma-presser)
सोता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसोताृ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘presser, Soma-presser’)
मधुषुद्यमीळेI praise (him), with sweet splendour / sweetly-glorious
मधुषुद्यमीळे:
क्रिया (मुख्य)
TypeVerb (with epithet as adverbial compound)
Rootमधु- + सुद्युम्/सुद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक; ‘sweet-glorious/with sweet splendour’) + ईळ् (धातु: ईळ् ‘स्तुतौ’)

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