Rig Veda 3.5.10 — Mandala 3, Sukta 5, Mantra 10
Sukta 3.5
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (attributed for RV 3.5)
Devata: Agni (with Mātariśvan; Bhṛgu mythic frame)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उदस्तम्भीत्समिधा नाकमृष्वोऽग्निर्भवन्नुत्तमो रोचनानाम् । यदी भृगुभ्यः परि मातरिश्वा गुहा सन्तं हव्यवाहं समीधे ॥
Transliteration
úd astambhīt samídhā nā́kam ṛ́ṣvo 'gnír bhávann uttamó rocanā́nām | yadī́ bhṛ́gubhyaḥ pári mātáriśvā guhā́ sántaṃ havyavā́haṃ samī́dhe ||
Translation
સમિધા વડે તેણે નાક (આકાશ)ને ટેકો આપ્યો; ઊંચો અગ્નિ પ્રકાશમય લોકોમાં સર્વોચ્ચ બન્યો. જ્યારે માતરિશ્વાએ ભૃગુઓ માટે ગુહામાં ગુપ્ત રહેલા હવ્યવાહ (હવિષ્યવાહક)ને પ્રજ્વલિત કર્યો.
Word by Word
उद्up, forth
उद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् (उपसर्ग) अथवा अव्यय
अस्तम्भीत्he propped up / he upheld
अस्तम्भीत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootस्तम्भ्
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
इधाwith kindling, by fuel
इधा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootइध्
नाकम्heaven, the celestial vault
नाकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनाक
ऋष्वःlofty, exalted
ऋष्वः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootऋष्व
अग्निःAgni (fire)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
भवन्becoming, being
भवन्:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootभू
उत्तमःhighest
उत्तमः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
रोचनानाम्of the luminous realms / lights
रोचनानाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootरोचन
यदीwhen, if
यदी:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
भृगुभ्यःto/for the Bhṛgus
भृगुभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootभृगु
परिaround, forth
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मातरिश्वाMātariśvan (divine bringer of fire)
मातरिश्वा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootमातरिश्वन्
गुहाin concealment, secretly
गुहा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootगुहा
सन्तम्being, existing
सन्तम्:
Karma (विशेष्य)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootअस्
हव्यवाहम्the oblation-carrier (Agni)
हव्यवाहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootहव्यवाह
सम्fully, together
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
ईधेwas kindled / kindles
ईधे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootइध्
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